96-9650. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Request for Supplemental Information on Medical and Nonmedical Applications, VA Form Letter 29-615  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 17352]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-9650]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
    Comment Request: Request for Supplemental Information on Medical and 
    Nonmedical Applications, VA Form Letter 29-615
    
    AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
    Affairs.
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
    respondent burden, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) 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 by no later than June 18, 
    1996.
    
    ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
    Benefits Administration (20M30), 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 VBA request for 
    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. In this document VBA is 
    soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
        OMB Control Number: 2900-0131.
        Title and Form Number: Request for Supplemental Information on 
    Medical and Nonmedical Applications, VA Form Letter 29-615.
        Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
        Need and Uses: This form letter is used by the policyholder to 
    apply for new issue, reinstatement, or change of plan on National 
    Service Life Insurance (NSLI) policies.
        Current Actions: The information collected is used by the VBA to 
    establish the insured's eligibility for reinstatement, change of plan, 
    or a new issue of NSLI.
        Affected Public: Individuals or households.
        Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
        Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
        Frequency of Response: On occasion.
        Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,000.
    
    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: April 9, 1996.
    
        By direction of the Secretary.
    Donald L. Neilson,
     Director, Information Management Service.
    [FR Doc. 96-9650 Filed 4-18-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/19/1996
Department:
Veterans Affairs Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
96-9650
Dates:
Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the collection of information should be received by no later than June 18, 1996.
Pages:
17352-17352 (1 pages)
PDF File:
96-9650.pdf