96-17207. Agency Information Collection: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35862-35863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17207]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection: Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) the following proposal for the collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    OMB Control Number: None assigned.
    Title and Form Number: Direct Deposit Enrollment, VA Form 24-0296 
(Test).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Need and Uses: The form will be used to gather the necessary 
information required to enroll VA Compensation and Pension 
beneficiaries in the Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) 
program for recurring benefits payments. The information will be used 
to process the payment data from VA to the beneficiary's designated 
financial institution.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 84,000.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission may be obtained from Ron Taylor, 
VA Clearance Officer (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, [phone].
    Comments and recommendations concerning the submission should be 
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, [phone]. Do not send requests for benefits 
to this address.

DATES: Comments on the information collection should be directed to the 
OMB Desk Officer within 30 days of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer 
(045A4), [phone].

    Dated: June 25, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
William T. Morgan,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-17207 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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