[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70186-70187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33530]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0179]
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.
DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before January 19, 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. 2900-0179.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and Form Numbers: Application for Change of Permanent Plan
(Medical), VA Form 29-1549.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0179.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
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approved collection for which approval has expired.
Abstract: The form is used by the insured to establish his/her
eligibility to change insurance plans from a higher reserve to a lower
reserve value. The information on the form is used by VA to establish
eligibility of the applicant for the purpose of the change.
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 June 24, 1998, at page 34502-34503.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 14 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Generally one time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
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. 2900-0179'' in any correspondence.
Dated: November 3, 1998.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33530 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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