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, will submit 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 December 28, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Submit written comments on the collection of information through http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0036” in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0036.”
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Statement of Disappearance, VA Form 21-1775.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0036.
Type of Review: Extension of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21-1775 is used to gather information from a claimant to make a decision regarding the unexplained absence of a veteran for over 7 years. The data collected will be used to determine the claimant's entitlement to death benefits.
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 September 19, 2007, at page 53620.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 28 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 hours 45 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Dated: November 20, 2007.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E7-23101 Filed 11-27-07; 8:45 am]
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