Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 210 / Thursday, October 30, 1997 / Notices 58777

Service (IRS) 1099 tax reporting and

Federal 1057 socio-economic

information on Federal I.M.P.A.C.

(International Merchant Purchase

Authorization Card) credit card

transactions. The VA, with the

assistance of an outside entity, sends

VA Form Letter 4–555 to collect the

necessary information from merchants

the Federal government has done

business with using the I.M.P.A.C.

credit card. The form letter supports the

validity and urgency for the collection

of information and provides a

standardized format for reporting. The

General Services Administration (GSA)

could not issue this type of collection of

information at this time, due to the

current re-procurement status for the

purchase credit card.

It is essential to the VA’s reporting

requirements that this type of

information be collected for our

I.M.P.A.C. card transactions. By law, VA

as well as all Federal agencies, must

report 1099 status and also have

requirements to report the socioeconomic status of the merchants with

whom we do business.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 62,500

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

750,000.

Dated: October 7, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28717 Filed 10–29–97; 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; Extension

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 on the

application for cash surrender or policy

loan on Government Life Insurance.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before December 29,

1997.

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. 2900–0012’’ in

any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–8310 or

FAX (202) 273–5981.

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 and Form Numbers: Application

for Cash Surrender or Policy Loan, VA

Form 29–1546.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0012.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Abstract: The form is used by the

insured to apply for cash surrender

value or policy loan on his/her

Government Life Insurance. The

information is used by the VBA to

process the insured’s request for a loan

or cash surrender.

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: October 7, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28718 Filed 10–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0377]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), 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 December 1, 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. 2900–0377.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Claim for Repurchase of Loan,

VA Form 26–8084.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0377.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: Under 38 CFR 36.4600(d),

the holder of a delinquent vendee

account is legally entitled to repurchase

of the loan by VA when the loan has

been continuously in default for 3

months and the amount of the

delinquency equals or exceeds the sum

of 2 monthly installments. When
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requesting repurchase of a loan, the

holder uses VA Form 26–8084. Upon

receipt of a holder’s VA Form 26–8084,

the supporting documents are examined

to see that all of the documents required

have been submitted and that they are

sufficient to complete the repurchase.

VA Form 26–8084 is compared with the

settlement sheet prepared when the loan

was sold and examined closely to

establish that there are no errors in the

holder’s methods of computation.

Following repurchase by VA, the

obligor(s) are notified in writing that VA

has repurchased the loan, and the

vendee account is serviced and

maintained by VA thereafter.

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 July

18, 1997 at pages 38606–38607.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 421 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

842.

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. 2900–0377’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: October 7, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28715 Filed 10–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0222]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery System,

Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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 December 1, 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. 2900–0222.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and Form Number: Application

for Standard Government Headstone or

Marker for Installation in a Private or

State Veterans’ Cemetery, VA Form 40–

1330.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0222.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The form is used by the

public to apply for the benefit of

Government-provided headstones or

markers for unmarked graves of eligible

veterans in accordance with Title 38,

U.S.C., Section 906. It is the source of

information used to evaluate the

applicant’s claim for the benefit.

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 August

7, 1997 at pages 42626–42627.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 85,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

340,000.

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. 2900–0222’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: October 7, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28716 Filed 10–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0432]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), 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 December 1, 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. 2900–0432.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles and Form Numbers: Invitation,

Bid, and/or Acceptance or

Authorization, VA Form 26–6724.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0432.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Abstract: The form is used to solicit

competitive bids or serves as a work

order for the repair of properties

acquired by the VA. In addition, the

form serves as a record of a contractor’s

bid, the VA’s acceptance of a bid,

inspection of completed work, and a

contractor’s invoice and payment

authorization. Without the use of VA

Form 26–6724, the VA would have to

rely on contractors to submit bids on

separate documents and would not have

the advantage of a single record of each

repair program’s specification, bid,

acceptance, inspection, and payment

authorization.