Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67626-67627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31265]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0017]


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 
reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for 
which approval has expired and allow 60 days for public comment in 
response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information 
needed to carry out a Congressional mandated that VA maintain 
supervision of the distribution and use of VA benefits paid to a 
fiduciary on behalf of a beneficiary who is incompetent, a minor, or 
under legal disability.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before January 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to 
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20S52), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20420. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0017'' in any 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273-7079 
or FAX (202) 275-5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C., 3501-3520), 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

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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.
    Titles and Form Numbers:
    a. Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account (legal size), VA Form 21-
4706
    b. Federal Fiduciary's Account, VA Form 21-4706b
    c. Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, VA Form 21-4706c
    d. Account Book, VA Form 21-4718
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0017.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The information is used to audit accounts of fiduciaries 
and monitor estate supervision issues to include the need for 
suspension of benefits when warranted.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households--Business or other for-
profit--Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden
    a. VA Form 21-4706--2,628 hours.
    b. VA Form 21-4706b--4,370 hours.
    c. VA Form 21-4706c--2,808 hours.
    d. VA Form 21-4718--13,140 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent
    a. VA Form 21-4706--30 minutes.
    b. VA Form 21-4706b--30 minutes.
    c. VA Form 21-4706c--30 minutes.
    d. VA Form 21-4718--2 hours and 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents
    a. VA Form 21-4706--5,256
    b. VA Form 21-4706b--8,740
    c. VA Form 21-4706c--5,616
    d. VA Form 21-4718--5,256.

    Dated: November 2, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-31265 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]
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