Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 38 / Tuesday, February 27, 2007 / Notices 8837 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0376. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA in an on-going effort to 

maintain an Agent Orange Registry 

(AOR) developed a reporting format to 

facilitate the collection of information 

obtained from veterans during the Agent 

Orange registry examination process. 

VA is required to organize and update 

the information contained in AOR to be 

able to notify Vietnam era veterans who 

served in the Republic of Vietnam of 

any increased health risks resulting 

from exposure to dioxin or other toxic 

agents. VA may also provide, upon 

request, a health examination, 

consultation, and counseling veterans 

who are eligible for listing or inclusion 

in any health-related registry 

administrated by VA that is similar to 

the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health 

Registry. Registry examinations are 

provided to veterans who served in 

Korea in 1968 or 1969, and/or any U.S. 

veteran who may have been exposed to 

dioxin, or other toxic substance in a 

herbicide or defoliant, during the 

conduct of, or as a result of, the testing, 

transporting, or spraying of herbicides, 

and who requests an Agent Orange 

Registry examination. VA will enter the 

information obtained from the veteran 

during the interview on VA Form 10–

9009, Agent Orange Registry Code 

Sheet. The registry will provide a 

mechanism that will catalogue 

prominent symptoms, reproductive 

health, and diagnoses and to 

communicate with Agent Orange 

veterans. VA will inform the veterans on 

research finding or new compensation 

policies through periodic newsletters. 

The registry is not designed or intended 

to be a research tool and therefore the 

results cannot be generalized to 

represent all Agent Orange veterans. 

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 

December 6, 2006 at pages 70847–

70848. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

21,000. 

Dated: February 14, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3380 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0012] 

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 the notice. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed to determine a claimant’s 

eligibility for a loan or cash surrender 

value on his or her Government Life 

Insurance policy. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

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: 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0012’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

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. 

3501–21), 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. 

Titles: 

a. Application for Cash Surrender, 

Government Life Insurance, VA Form 

29–1546. 

b. Application for Policy Loan, 

Government Life Insurance, 29–1546–1. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0012. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Claimants complete VA 

Forms 29–1546 and 29–1546–1 to 

request a cash surrender or policy loan 

on his or her Government Life 

Insurance. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,939 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

29,636. 

Dated: February 12, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3382 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0117] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of Human Resources and 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Human 

Resources and Administration (HRA), 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is 


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