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

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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 [phone] or FAX [phone].

    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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