[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63570-63571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24398]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0624]


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. 3501-3521), 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 December 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, fax (202) 273-5981 or e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8acada6a1bbade6a5aba4a9a5aa88a5a9a1a4e6bea9e6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264243484f5543084b454a474b44664b474f4a08504708414950">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0624.''Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection 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. 
2900-0624'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Obligation To Report Factors Affecting Entitlement (38 CFR 
3.204(a)(1), 38 CFR 3.256(a) and 38 CFR 3.277(b)).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0624.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans and their dependents who applied for or received 
compensation, pension or dependency and indemnity compensation benefits 
must report changes in their entitlement

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factors. Individual factors such as income, marital status, the 
beneficiary's number of dependents, may affect the amount of the 
benefit that he or she receives or they may affect his or her right to 
receive the benefits. Beneficiaries must report changes in these 
factors to VA in a timely manner. The information is needed to 
determine whether adjustment in rates of benefit payments are 
necessary.
    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 August 10, 2004, at page 48565.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 31,017 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 372,209.


    Dated: October 18, 2004.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-24398 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am]
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