96-30260. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60324-60325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30260]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
information collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden 
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of 
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the 
collection of information should be received on or before January 27, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20S52), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a 
matter of public record and will be summarized in the VBA request for 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0215.
     Title and Form Number: Request for Information to Make Direct 
Payment to Child Reaching Majority, VA Form Letter 21-863.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Need and Uses: The form letter is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine the address of a child attaining majority and 
to determine the child's student status.
    Current Actions: The information is needed to pay a child directly 
when the child attains majority. VA procedures provide that a competent 
child who is entitled to benefits in his or her own right should be 
paid directly upon attaining majority.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,767 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration 
(20S52), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, Telephone [phone] or FAX [phone].


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    Dated: November 12, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-30260 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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