Agency Information Collection (HUD/VA Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application) Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0144]

Agency Information Collection (HUD/VA Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application) Activity 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- 3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 30, 2013.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments on the collection of information through

www.Regulations.gov,

or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0144” in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email

crystal.rennie@va.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0144.”

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title:

HUD/VA Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application, VA Form 26-1802a.

OMB Control Number:

2900-0144.

Type of Review:

Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

VA Form 26-1802a serves as a joint loan application for both VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Lenders and Veterans use the form to apply for home loans.

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 May 20, 2013, at pages 29436-29437.

Affected Public:

Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden:

20,000 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:

6 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

One time.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200,000.

Dated: August 26, 2013.

By direction of the Secretary.

Crystal Rennie,

VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2013-21085 Filed 8-28-13; 8:45 am]

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