Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43816-43817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20726]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0024]


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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 10, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: James 
Good, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans

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Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8001 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0024.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Insurance Deduction Authorization, VA Form 29-888.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0024.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used by the insured to authorize VA to make 
deductions from benefit payments to pay premiums, loans and/or liens on 
his/her insurance contract. The information requested is used by VA to 
process the insured's request.
    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 18, 1999 at page 13471.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 622 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,732.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any 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. 2900-0024'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: July 12, 1999.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Sandra S. McIntyre,
Management and Program Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-20726 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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