[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10062-10063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5866]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Cemetery System, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, National Cemetery System (NCS) 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 May 13, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Robert Kline, National
Cemetery System (401A1), 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 NCS request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document NCS is
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
OMB Control Number: 2900-0232.
Title and Form Number: Verification of Eligibility for Burial in a
National Cemetery, VA Form 40-4962.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Need and Uses: The information is used to verify and determine
eligibility for burial in a national cemetery and to establish
permanent records of interments.
Current Actions: Cemetery directors now collect the information via
the Burial Operation Support System (BOSS). BOSS is an automated
program used to verify and determine eligibility and replaces the need
for the routine use of VA Form 40-4962. The next-of-kin (or veteran)
may provide an honorable discharge document to a cemetery director
which would accelerate the verification and determination procedure.
However, a majority of the requests for burial are made by telephone,
and primarily by a funeral director. Many times discharge documents are
unavailable to the next-of-kin, funeral director, or person making the
final arrangements. The necessary information needed to verify and
determine eligibility is entered into BOSS by the cemetery director.
The information collected also provides a means whereby other documents
can be completed. Inscription data for headstones or markers,
scheduling of interments, preparation for the number of attendees,
honor, etc., are noted in BOSS to facilitate a burial. VA Form 40-4962
is a basic working document that is used during BOSS downtime to
collect information and then supply input for required forms or
permanent documents, and indicates action to be taken.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 11,754 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,522.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans
Affairs, Attn: Jacquie McCray Information Management Service (045A4),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20420, telephone (202) 565-8266 or FAX (202) 565-8267.
Dated: March 1, 1996.
By direction of the Secretary
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-5866 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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