[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52372-52373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25127]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0029]
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 October 28, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0029.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles and Form Numbers:
a. Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale, VA Form 26-6705.
b. Credit Statement of Prospective Purchaser, VA Form 26-6705b.
c. Addendum to VA Form 26-6705 (Virginia), VA Form 26-6705d
OMB Control Number: 2900-0029.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
a. VA Form 26-6705 is used by the private sector sales broker to
submit an offer to the VA on behalf of a prospective purchaser of a VA-
acquired property. The form will be prepared for each proposed contract
submitted to the
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VA. If the VA accepts the offer to purchase, it then becomes a contract
of sale. The form defines the terms of sale, provides the prospective
purchaser with a receipt for his/her earnest money deposit, eliminates
the need for separate transmittal of a purchase offer and develops the
contract without such intermediate processing steps and furnishes
evidence of the station decision with respect to the acceptance of the
contract as tendered. Without this information, a determination of the
best offer for a property cannot be made.
b. VA Form 26-6705b is used as a credit application to determine
the creditworthiness of a prospective purchaser in those instances when
the prospective purchaser seeks VA vendee financing, along with VA Form
26-6705. In such sales, the offer to purchase will not be accepted
until the purchaser's income and credit history have been verified and
a loan analysis has been completed, indicating loan approval. Without
this information, the creditworthiness of a prospective purchaser
cannot be determined and the offer to purchase cannot be accepted.
c. VA Form 26-6705d is an addendum to VA Form 26-6705 for use in
Virginia. It includes requirements of State law, which must be
acknowledged by the purchaser at or prior to closing.
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 June 22, 1999, at page 33342.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 57,917 hours.
a. VA Form 26-7605--35,000 hours.
b. VA Form 26-6705b--22,500 hours.
c. VA Form 26-6705d--417 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes (average).
a. VA Form 26-7605--21 minutes.
b. VA Form 26-6705b--20 minutes.
c. VA Form 26-6705d--5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Generally one-time.
Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 172,500.
a. VA Form 26-7605--100,000.
b. VA Form 26-6705b--67,500.
c. VA Form 26-6705d--5,000.
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 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-0029'' in any correspondence.
Dated: September 1, 1999.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-25127 Filed 9-27-99; 8:45 am]
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