Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0216]

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 July 30, 1999.

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. 2900-0216.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Reimbursement from Accrued Amounts Due a

Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21-601.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0216.

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

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract: The form is used to file a claim for accrued benefits

available at the time of a veteran's death. The information is used by

VA to determine the appropriate claimant eligible for accrued benefits.

Without the information provided on VA Form 21-601, it would not be

possible for VA to obtain the information needed to make a

determination and reimburse a claimant.

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 November 6, 1998 at page 60047.

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

profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,875 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: One time for most beneficiaries.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,750.

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. 2900-0216'' in any correspondence.

By direction of the Secretary.

Dated: February 3, 1999.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 99-16649 Filed 6-29-99; 8:45 am]

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