97-18635. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38195-38196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18635]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0078]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Management, 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 Office of 
Management, 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 August 15, 1997.

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, [phone] 
or FAX [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0078'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Request to Correspondent for Identifying Information, VA 
Form Letter 70-2.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0078.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The form letter is used to obtain additional information 
from a correspondent when the incoming correspondence does not provide 
sufficient information to identify a specific veteran. Failure to 
obtain this information may prevent VA from taking action on the 
correspondence. VA personnel use the information to identify a specific 
veteran, determine the location of a specific file, and to accomplish 
the action requested by the correspondent such as, process a benefit 
claim or file material in an individual's claims folder. Completion of 
VA Form Letter 70-2 is voluntary and failure to

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furnish the requested information has no adverse effect on either the 
veteran or the correspondent.
    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 30, 1996 at page 68818.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    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 [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0078'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 25, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-18635 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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