97-34130. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 68361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0276]


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 January 30, 1998.

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. 2900-0276.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title and Form Number: Manufactured Home Appraisal Report, VA Form 
26-8712.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0276.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA fee and staff appraisers use VA Form 26-8712 to 
establish the reasonable value of used manufactured homes. The 
reasonable value is then used: (1) to establish the maximum loan amount 
a veteran may obtain for the purchase of a used manufactured home unit; 
(2) to obtain information on the condition of the unit and its 
compliance with VA's minimum property requirements; and (3) in the 
event of foreclosure, to ascertain the value of the unit for resale 
purposes for use in computation of claims in applicable cases.
    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 March 13, 1997 at pages 11949-11950.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit--Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The number of actual burden is 360 hours. 
However, because the requirement for appraisal reports is a common 
practice in the housing industry, only 1 hour is being requested for 
reporting.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.
    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. 2900-0276'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: December 9, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-34130 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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