[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 4750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2114]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0094]
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 March 1, 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. 2900-0094.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplement to VA Forms 21-526, 21-534, and 21-535 (For
Philippine Claims), VA Form 21-4169.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0094.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., sections 101 and 6104 requires VA to
ascertain from certain applicants service information, place of
residence, evidence held by the applicant to prove service, and whether
the applicant was a member of pro-Japanese, pro-German, or anti-
American Filipino organizations. The information collected is used in
determining eligibility for benefits based on Commonwealth Army or
recognized guerrilla service.
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 11, 1998 at page 48787.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time for most beneficiaries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
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. 2900-0094'' in any correspondence.
Dated: November 18, 1998.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-2114 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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