99-30325. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 63844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30325]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0005]


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 December 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, [phone] 
or FAX [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0005.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation by 
Parent(s), VA Form 21-535.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0005.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used to gather the necessary information to 
determine a parent's eligibility, dependency and income, as applicable, 
for death benefits. Without the information, entitlement to the benefit 
could not be determined.
    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 August 10, 1999 at page 43424.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25,056 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 hour and 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,880.
    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, [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0005'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 27, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30325 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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