[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13471-13472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6578]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0001]
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 April 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. 2900-0001.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Veteran's Application for Compensation or Pension, VA Forms
21-526.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0001.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., Section 5101(a) provides that a
specific claim in the form provided by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs must be filed in order for benefits to be paid to any
individual under laws administered by the Secretary. VA Form 21-526 is
the prescribed form for disability claims.
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 49155.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 790,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 395,000.
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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. 2900-0001'' in any correspondence.
Dated: November 18, 1998.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-6578 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am]
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