98-33953. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71195-71196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33953]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0168]


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

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its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 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, [phone] 
or FAX [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0168.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Estate Information, VA Form Letter 21-439.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0168.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form letter is used in VBA's Fiduciary and Field 
Examination Program, which is responsible for carrying out a 
Congressional mandate that VA maintain supervision of the distribution 
and use of VA benefits paid to a fiduciary on behalf of a beneficiary 
who is incompetent, a minor, or under legal disability. Title 38, 
U.S.C., Section 5503(b)(1)(A), requires discontinuance of benefits when 
an estate reaches a specific limit and other conditions exist. The 
information collected is used to determine whether an estate exceeds 
the limit and discontinuance is warranted.
    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 14, 1998 at page 49158.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households--Business or other for-
profit--Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,800.
    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. 2900-0168'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 18, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33953 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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