Agency Information Collection Activity (Lenders Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application) Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0658]

Agency Information Collection Activity (Lenders Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application) 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. 3501-21), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 2014.

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. 2900-0658” 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. 2900-0658.”

Title:

Lenders Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application, VA Form 26-0785.

OMB Control Number:

2900-0658.

Type of Review:

Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

VA Form 26-0785 is completed by lenders to nominate employees for approval as approved Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR). Once approved, SAR's will have the authority to review real estate appraisals and to issue notices of values on behalf of VA. VA uses the information collected to perform oversight of work delegated to lenders responsible for making guaranteed VA backed 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 January 16, 2014, at page 2943.

Affected Public:

Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Annual Burden:

200 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:

5 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,400.

Dated: June 2, 2014.

By direction of the Secretary.

Crystal Rennie,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2014-13079 Filed 6-4-14; 8:45 am]

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