Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 20 / Monday, February 2, 2009 / Notices 5897 

a written statement by March 4, 2009, 

by mailing to the contact below. On 

March 4, the hearing will be held in two 

sessions, one in the morning and one in 

the afternoon. A portion of each panel 

will include a question and answer 

period between the Commissioners and 

the witnesses. 

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 4, 

2009, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. A detailed agenda for 

the hearing will be posted to the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.uscc.gov in the near future. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on 

Capitol Hill in Room 562 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building located at First 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20510. Public seating is 

limited to about 50 people on a first 

come, first served basis. Advance 

reservations are not required. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Kathy Michels, Associate 

Director for the U.S.-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission, 444 

North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; phone: 202– 

624–1409, or via e-mail at 

kmichels@uscc.gov. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review Commission 

in 2000 in the National Defense 

Authorization Act (Public Law 106–398), as 

amended by Division P of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 

108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005). 

Dated: January 27, 2009. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0110] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Application for Assumption Approval 

and/or Release From Personal Liability 

to the Government on a Home Loan) 

Activity: 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 the notice. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed to approve a claimant’s request 

to be released from personal liability on 

a Government home loan. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 3, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

the Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov 

or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 

Benefits Administration (20M35), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0110’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through at FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461–9769 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–21), 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 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Application for Assumption 

Approval and/or Release from Personal 

Liability to the Government on a Home 

Loan, VA Form 26–6381. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0110. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Veteran-borrows complete 

VA Form 26–6381 to sell their home by 

assumption rather than requiring the 

purchaser to obtain their own financing 

to pay off the VA guaranteed home loan. 

In order for the veteran-borrower to be 

released from personal liability, the loan 

must be current and the purchaser must 

assume all of the veteran’s liability to 

the Government and to the mortgage 

holder and meet the credit and income 

requirements. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for profit. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250. 

Dated: January 22, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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