[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47086-47087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23717]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0020]
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.
DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before October 5, 1998.
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, (202) 273-8015
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0020.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Designation of Beneficiary, VA Form 29-336.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0020.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The form is used by the insured to designate a
beneficiary and select an optional settlement to be used when the
insurance matures by death. The information is used by VA to determine
who is eligible to receive the proceeds of the insurance.
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 March 24, 1998 at page 14177.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 13,917 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 83,500.
Send comments and recommendations concerning any
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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. 2900-0020'' in any correspondence.
Dated: August 14, 1998.
By direction of the Secretary:
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-23717 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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