Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0253]

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 September 3, 1999.

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

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

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8001

or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0253.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination and Recommendation of

Credit Underwriter, VA Form 26-8736a.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0253.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The VA Form 26-8736a is used to evaluate loans proposed

for guaranteed financing under 38 U.S.C. 3710. Information collected

aids determinations and final action on lender's application.

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 April 5, 1999 at page 16524.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Generally one time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.

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. 2900-0253'' in any correspondence.

Dated: July 9, 1999.

By direction of the Secretary.

Sandra S. McIntyre,

Management and Program Analyst, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 99-19964 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]

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