65502 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Notices 

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 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0036.’’

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–

0036’’ in any correspondence

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Statement of Disappearance, VA 

Form 21–1775. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0036. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–1775 is used to 

gather the necessary information to 

determine if a decision of presumptive 

death can be made for benefit payment 

purposes. A formal presumption of 

death is required when a veteran has 

been missing for over seven years. 

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 June 

15, 2004 at pages 33466–33467. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 28 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 2 hours 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10.

Dated: October 28, 2004.

By direction of the Secretary.

Loise Russell, 

Director, Records Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0089] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–21), 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 and 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 13, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise McLamb, Records Management 

Service (005E3), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., or email denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov.

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0089.’’ 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–

0089’’ in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Statement of Dependency of 

Parent(s), VA Form 21–509. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0089. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–509 is used to 

gather income and dependency 

information from claimants who are 

seeking payment of benefits as or for a 

dependent parent. The form is 

completed by veterans seeking to 

establish his/her parent(s) as 

dependents as well as by a surviving 

parent seeking death compensation. 

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 June 

15, 2004 at page 33467. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,000.

Dated: October 26, 2004.

By direction of the Secretary. 

Loise Russell, 

Director, Records Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0149] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to this notice. 

This notice solicits comments for 

information needed to convert to a 

permanent plan of insurance.

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 11, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail 

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0149’’ 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. 

3501–3521), 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