Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0149]

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

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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 19, 1999.

For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission Contact: Ron

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

Affairs, 8l0 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015

or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0149.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Conversion, VA Form 29-0152.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0149.

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

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract: VA Form 29-0152 is used by the insured to convert to a

permanent plan of insurance. The information collected is used to

initiate the processing of the insured's request to convert his/her

term insurance.

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 September 3, 1998 at pages 47085-47086.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1125 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Generally one time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 4500.

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. 2900-0149'' in any correspondence.

Dated: November 3, 1998.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 98-33528 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]

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