05-4892. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501-3521), 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 April 13, 2005.

For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission Contact:

Denise McLamb, Information Management Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, [phone] or FAX [phone]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0130.”

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Status of Loan Account—Foreclosure or Other Liquidation, VA Form Letter 26-567.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0130.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form Letter 26-567 is used to obtain information from holders regarding the status of a VA-guaranteed loan account at the time of foreclosure or other liquidation action. VA uses the information to specify amount, if any, to be bid at the foreclosure sale.

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 November 17, 2004, at pages 67387-67388.

Affected Public: Business or other for profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.

Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 [phone]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0130” in any correspondence.

Dated: March 3, 2005.

By direction of the Secretary.

Loise Russell,

Director, Records Management Service.