[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 68818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33080]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, the Office of Management (OM) 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 February 28,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Barbara Epps, Office of
Management (045A4), 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 OM request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document the OM is
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
OMB Control Number: 2900-0078.
Title: Request to Correspondent for Identifying Information, VA
Form Letter 70-2.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Need and Uses: The form letter is used to obtain additional
information from a correspondent when the incoming correspondence does
not provide sufficient information to identify a specific veteran.
Failure to obtain this information may prevent VA from taking action on
the correspondence.
Current Actions: The form letter is used by VA personnel to
identify a specific veteran, determine the location of a specific file,
and to accomplish the action requested by the correspondent such as,
process a benefit claim or file material in an individual's claims
folder. Completion of VA Form Letter 70-2 is voluntary and failure to
furnish the requested information has no adverse effect on either the
veteran or the correspondent.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans
Affairs, Attn: Barbara Epps, Office of Management (045A4), 810 Vermont
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, Telephone (202) 273-8013 or FAX (202)
273-5981.
Dated: December 16, 1996.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-33080 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am]
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