Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0276]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 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; it includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 30, 1998.

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. 2900-0276.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and Form Number: Manufactured Home Appraisal Report, VA Form

26-8712.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0276.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract: VA fee and staff appraisers use VA Form 26-8712 to

establish the reasonable value of used manufactured homes. The

reasonable value is then used: (1) to establish the maximum loan amount

a veteran may obtain for the purchase of a used manufactured home unit;

(2) to obtain information on the condition of the unit and its

compliance with VA's minimum property requirements; and (3) in the

event of foreclosure, to ascertain the value of the unit for resale

purposes for use in computation of claims in applicable cases.

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 March 13, 1997 at pages 11949-11950.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit--Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: The number of actual burden is 360 hours.

However, because the requirement for appraisal reports is a common

practice in the housing industry, only 1 hour is being requested for

reporting.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 90 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.

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. 2900-0276'' in any correspondence.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97-34130 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]

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