82 FR 56856 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Assumption Approval and/or Release From Personal Liability to the Government on a Home Loan

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 229 (November 30, 2017)

Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56856-56857]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25811]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0110]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for 
Assumption Approval and/or Release From Personal Liability to the 
Government on a Home Loan

AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is 
announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection 
of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, 
including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, 
and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before January 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0110'' in any correspondence. During the comment 
period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461-
5870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.

    Authority:  38 U.S.C. 3713(a) and 3714 and 3702(b)(2).

    Title: VA Form 26-6381 Application for Assumption Approval and/or 
Release from Personal Liability to the Government on a Home Loan.

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    OMB Control Number: 2900-0110.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-6381 is completed by Veterans who are selling 
their homes by assumption rather than requiring purchasers to obtain 
their own financing to pay off the loan. The data furnished on the form 
is essential to determinations for assumption approval, release of 
liability, and substitution of entitlement in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 
3713(a) and 3714 and 3702(b)(2).
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250 per year.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-25811 Filed 11-29-17; 8:45 am]
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