Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0006]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501

et seq.

), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before September 23, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT:

Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail:

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0006.”

Send comments and recom­men­da­tions concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0006” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title:

Application for Accrued Amounts of Veteran's Benefits Payable to Surviving Spouse, Child or Dependent Parents, VA Form 21-614.

OMB Control Number:

2900-0006.

Type of Review:

Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract:

VA Form 21-614 is used by dependents of deceased veterans for the sole purpose of making a claim for accrued benefits available at the time of the veteran's death.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The

Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on June 6, 2002, at page 39099.

Affected Public:

Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden:

1,200 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:

30 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,400.

Dated: August 12, 2002.

By direction of the Secretary.

Loise Russell,

Acting Director, Records Management Service.

[FR Doc. 02-21525 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]

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