Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Authority To Close Loans on an Automatic Basis Nonsupervised Lenders; Request for Agent Recognition

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0252]

Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Authority To Close Loans on an Automatic Basis Nonsupervised Lenders; Request for Agent Recognition

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice by clicking on the following link

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,

select “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments”, then search the list for the information collection by Title or “OMB Control No. 2900-0252.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email

maribel.aponte@va.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0252” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority:

Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.

Title:

Application for Authority to Close Loans on an Automatic Basis Nonsupervised Lenders (VA Form 26-8736) & Request for Agent Recognition (VA Form 26-8736c).

OMB Control Number:

2900-0252.

Type of Review:

Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract:

VA Form 26-8736 is used by non-supervised lenders requesting approval to close loans on an automatic basis. The form contains information and data considered crucial for making acceptability determinations as to lenders who shall be approved for this privilege. VA-Form 26-8736c is used for yearly recertifications and Agent applications.

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 at 88 FR 14668 on March 09, 2023, pages 14668 and 14669.

Affected Public:

Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden:

440.1 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:

25 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,820.

By direction of the Secretary.

Maribel Aponte,

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2023-10344 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]

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