[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 78806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31521]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0474]


Agency Information Collection (Create Payment Request for the VA 
Funding Fee Payment System (VA FFPS); a Computer Generated Funding Fee 
Receipt) Activity 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, 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov or 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. 2900-0474'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 461-0966 or e-mail 
denise.mclamb@ va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0474.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Create Payment Request for the VA Funding Fee Payment System 
(VA FFPS); a Computer Generated Funding Fee Receipt, VA Form 26-8986.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0474.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Veterans obtaining a VA-guaranteed home loan must pay a 
funding fee to VA before the loan can be guaranteed. The only 
exceptions are loans made to veterans receiving VA compensation for 
service-connected disabilities, (or veterans whom, but for receipt of 
retirement pay, would be entitled to receive compensation) and 
unmarried surviving spouse of veterans who died in active military 
service or from service-connected disability regardless of whether the 
spouse has his or her own eligibility.
    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 October 6, 2010, at page 61859.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 240,000.

    Dated: December 10, 2010.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-31521 Filed 12-15-10; 8:45 am]
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