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being made pursuant to Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

With respect to the following

collection of information, IT invites

comments on: (1) whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of IT’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of IT’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: Request to Correspondent for

Identifying Information, VA Form Letter

70–2.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0078.

Type of Review: Extension of a

previously approved collection.

Abstract: The form letter is used to

obtain additional information from a

correspondent when the incoming

correspondence does not provide

sufficient information to identify a

veteran. VA personnel use the

information to identify the veteran,

determine the location of a specific file,

and to accomplish the action requested

by the correspondent such as; process a

benefit claim or file material in the

individual’s claims folder. Completion

of the form is voluntary and failure to

furnish the requested information has

no adverse effect on either the veteran

or the correspondent.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

45,000.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–11084 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0466]

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

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 for information needed to

verify beneficiaries’ deposit remaining

at a financial institution against a

fiduciary’s accounting.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before July 3, 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. 2900–0466’’ 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 (Public Law 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 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: Certificate of Balance on Deposit

and Authorization to Disclose Financial

Records, VA Form 27–4718a.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0466.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Abstract: Fiduciaries are required to

obtain certifications that the balances

remaining on deposit in financial

institutions as shown on accountings

are correct. The form is completed by a

certifying official at a financial

institution who must also affix the

financial seal or stamp. An Estate

analyst reviews the information

provided on this form when auditing

accounting to determine the veracity of

the information supplied by fiduciaries.

The purpose is to prevent fiduciaries

from supplying false certification,

embezzling funds, and possibly prevent

and/or identify fraud, waste, and abuse

of government funds paid to fiduciaries

on behalf of VA beneficiaries.

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households, Business or Other forProfit, Not for Profit Institutions, and

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,185

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 3 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

23,700.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of

Amended Matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

intends to conduct a recurring computer

program matching Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) benefit recipient records

with VA pension and parents’

dependency and indemnity

compensation (DIC) records.

The goal of this match is to compare

income status as reported to VA with

benefit records maintained by RRB.

VA plans to match records of veterans

and surviving spouses and children who

receive pension, and parents who

receive DIC, with Railroad Retirement

benefit records maintained by RRB. The

match with RRB will provide VA with

data from the RRB Research File of

Retirement and Survivor Benefits.