[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47875-47876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24060]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0567]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery System, 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 et seq.), this notice announces that the National 
Cemetery System (NCS), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted 
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 October 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0567.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: PMC (Presidential Memorial Certificate) Insert.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0567.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The PMC Program was initiated in March 1962 by President 
John F. Kennedy to honor the memory of honorably discharged, deceased 
veterans, and has been continued by all

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subsequent Presidents. A PMC is mailed to deceased veterans relatives 
and friends honoring their military service to our Nation. In most 
cases involving recent deaths, the local VA regional office originates 
the process without a request from the next-of-kin. With the automation 
of the program, the insert will accompany the issuance of the original 
certificate. The insert provides a convenient method for the recipients 
of the original PMC to request additional certificates and/or 
replacement or corrected certificates. The information will be used by 
the NCS to promptly reissue or provide additional certificates.
    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 May 27, 1997 at pages 28756-28757.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 925 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,740.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0567'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 20, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-24060 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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