Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0320]

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.

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. 2900-0320.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Escrow Agreement for Postponed Exterior Onsite Improvements,

VA Form 26-1849.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0320.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The data collected is used to allow a veteran to gain

occupancy of a property when specified exterior onsite improvements

must be postponed because of delays such as bad weather.

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 January 29, 1999 at page 4745-4746.

Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other

for-profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: Because escrow agreements such as VA Form

26-1849 area common practice in the building and lending industry, only

1 hour is being shown in Item 13 of SF 83 for reporting purposes.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Generally one time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.

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

12035, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB

Control No. 2900-0320'' in any correspondence.

Dated: May 28, 1999.

By direction of the Secretary.

Sandra McIntyre,

Management and Program Analyst, Information Management Service

[FR Doc. 99-19965 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]

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