83 FR 2877 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Servicer's Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 13 (January 19, 2018)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Loan Guaranty Service, 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2877-2878]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00841]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0715]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Servicer's Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) Application

AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Loan Guaranty Service, 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 and it includes the actual 
data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0715'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0715'' in any correspondence.

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.

    Authority:  Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.

    Title: VA FORM 26-0829, Lender's Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR) 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0715.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The major use of the form is to collect data necessary 
for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compliance with the 
requirements of 38 U.S.C. 3702(d) and 38 CFR 36.4344. Title 38 U.S.C. 
3702(d) authorizes VA to establish standards for servicers liquidating 
automatically guaranteed loans and 38 CFR 36.4344 establishes 
requirements and procedures for lenders/servicers in being approved to 
perform the functions under the Servicer Appraisal Processing Program 
(SAPP).
    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 at Vol. 82, No. 181, on September 20, 2017 
pages 44032-44033.
    Affected Public: Individuals (employees of lenders making 
applications).
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20 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. 2018-00841 Filed 1-18-18; 8:45 am]
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