Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0567]

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. 2900-0567.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: PMC (Presidential Memorial Certificate) Insert.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0567.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The PMC Program was initiated in March 1962 by President

John F. Kennedy to honor the memory of honorably discharged, deceased

veterans, and has been continued by all

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subsequent Presidents. A PMC is mailed to deceased veterans relatives

and friends honoring their military service to our Nation. In most

cases involving recent deaths, the local VA regional office originates

the process without a request from the next-of-kin. With the automation

of the program, the insert will accompany the issuance of the original

certificate. The insert provides a convenient method for the recipients

of the original PMC to request additional certificates and/or

replacement or corrected certificates. The information will be used by

the NCS to promptly reissue or provide additional certificates.

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 pages 28756-28757.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 925 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,740.

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. 2900-0567'' in any correspondence.

Dated: August 20, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97-24060 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]

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