96-13600. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 27386-27387]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-13600]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
    Comment Request
    
    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, the 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
    
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    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 July 30, 
    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 the 
    VBA is soliciting comments concerning the following information 
    collection:
        OMB Control Number: 2900-0016.
        Title and Form Number: Claim for Disability Insurance Benefits,VA 
    Form 29-357.
        Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
        Need and Uses: The form is used by the policyholder to claim 
    disability insurance benefits on National Service Life Insurance and 
    United States Government Life Insurance policies.
        Current Actions: The information collected on the form is used by 
    the VBA personnel to establish the insured's eligibility for disability 
    insurance benefits
        Affected Public: Individuals or households.
        Estimated Annual Burden: 14,175 hours.
        Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
        Frequency of Response: On occasion.
        Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,100.
    
    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) 273-8032 or FAX (202) 273-5981.
    
        Dated: May 14, 1996.
    
        By direction of the Secretary.
    Donald L. Neilson,
    Director, Information Management Service.
    [FR Doc. 96-13600 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/31/1996
Department:
Veterans Affairs Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
96-13600
Dates:
Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the collection of information should be received by no later than July 30, 1996.
Pages:
27386-27387 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-13600.pdf