Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices 73421 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0515] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Maintenance of Records 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, 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 

revision of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 26, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0515’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0515’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, 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. 

Authority: 38 CFR 36.4317. 

Title: Maintenance of Records Under 

38 CFR 36.4333. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0515. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA is submitting this 

revised information collection in 

advance of implementing new 

technology and oversight procedures in 

which VA will collect from lenders 

certain loan origination information via 

a computable electronic format. 

The information collected under 

§ 36.4333 is used by VA to ensure 

lenders and servicers who participate in 

VA’s Loan Guaranty program follow 

statutory and regulatory requirements, 

such as those relating to credit 

information, loan processing 

requirements, underwriting standards, 

servicing requirements, and other 

applicable laws, regulations and 

policies. VA also uses data collected 

under this authority to provide annual 

feedback to lenders, through the Lender 

Scorecard, on certain loan 

characteristics such as interest rate, fees 

and charges, audit results, etc., as 

compared to the national average of all 

VA lenders. 

Affected Public: Private Sectors. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 11,080 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 0.008 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 2.9 times. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,385,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23496 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

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