Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0365]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery System, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the National

Cemetery System (NCS), 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 October 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron

Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015

or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0365.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and Form Number: Request for Disinterment, VA Form 40-4970.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0365.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and

final. Disinterments will be permitted for cogent reasons, and then

with prior written authorization only, usually by the Cemetery

Director. Approval can be granted when all immediate family members of

the decedent, including the person who initiated the interment, give

their written consent. An order from a court of local jurisdiction can

be accepted in lieu of submitting VA form 40-4970. The form is used to

allow a person to request removal of remains from a national cemetery

for interment at another location. The information is used for

approving or disapproving the disinterment request.

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 27, 1997 at page 28755.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 33 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 199.

Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the

information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB

Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB

Control No. 2900-0365'' in any correspondence.

Dated: August 20, 1997.

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By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97-24058 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]

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