[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 22898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10592]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0027]
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 May 28, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 2900-0027.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Accrued Benefits by Veteran's Surviving
Spouse, Child, or Dependent Parent, VA Form 21-551.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0027.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, for a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Abstract: The form is used to apply for accrued benefits withheld
during a veteran's hospitalization or domiciliary care. The information
is used by VBA to determine a claimant's entitlement to such benefits.
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 December 23, 1998 at page 71189.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 33 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time for most beneficiaries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
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. 2900-0027'' in any correspondence.
Dated: April 9, 1999.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-10592 Filed 4-27-99; 8:45 am]
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