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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

October 31, 1996 at page 56267.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The

annual burden is estimated at 25,000

hours. However, VA is requesting one

(1) hour inventory purposes only. The

solicitation of bids is a common practice

in the real estate management industry

and the submission of bids is routine

with repair contractors.

Estimated Total Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Number of

Respondents: 50,000.

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. 2900–0432’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0438]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Management,

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 Office of

Management, 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: Denise

McLamb, Information Management

Service (045A4), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–

8030 or FAX (202) 273–5981. Please

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0438.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 38 CFR 1.519(a) Lists of Names

and Addresses.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0438.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., 5701(f)(1)

authorizes the VA to disclose mailing

lists of veterans and their dependents to

nonprofit organizations, but only for

certain specific and narrow purposes.

Criminal penalties are provided for

improper use of the list by the

organization in violation of subsection

(f) limitations. The information

collection in this regulation ensures that

any disclosure of a list under this

subsection is authorized by law. The VA

must ascertain that the applicant is a

nonprofit organization and intends to

use the list for a proper purpose; if not,

Title 38, U.S.C., 5701(a) prohibits

disclosure. The additional information

collection (specific geographic

locations, point of contact, type of

output and signature of organization

head) is necessary to ensure timely and

accurate processing of each application.

Failure to obtain this information will

prevent the Department from fulfilling

its statutory obligations.

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

16, 1997 at pages 38194–38195.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions, and State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 103 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 60 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

103.

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. 2900–0438’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary:

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Notice of Matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of matching program.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

intends to conduct a recurring computer

matching program. This will match

personnel records of the Department of

Defense (DOD) with VA records of

benefit recipients under the

Montgomery GI Bill.

The goal of these matches is to

identify the eligibility status of veterans,

servicemembers, and reservists who

have applied for or who are receiving

education benefit payments under the

Montgomery GI Bill. The purpose of the

match is to enable VA to verify that

individuals meet the conditions of

military service and eligibility criteria

for payment of benefits determined by

VA under the Montgomery GI Bill—

Active Duty (MGIB) and the

Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve

(MGIB–SR).

DATES: This match will commence on

December 1, 1997. At the expiration of

18 months after the commencing date

the departments may renew the

agreement for another 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John L. Fox (224), Assistant Director for

Procedures and Systems, Education

Service, Veterans Benefit

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–7182.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Further

Information regarding the matching

program is provided below. This

information is required by paragraph 6c

of the ‘‘Guidelines on the Conduct of

Matching Programs’’ issued by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) (54 FR 25818), as amended by

OMB Circular A–130, 61 FR 6435

(1996). A copy of this has been provided

to both Houses of Congress and the

Office of Management and Budget. The

matching program is subject to their

review.
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a. Names of participating agencies:

Department of Defense and Department

of Veterans Affairs.

b. Purpose of the match: The purpose

of the match is to enable VA to

determine whether an applicant is

eligible for payment of benefits under

the MGIB or the MGIB–SR and to verify

continued compliance with the

requirements of both programs.

c. Authority: The authority to conduct

this match is found in 38 U.S.C.

3684A(a)(1).

d. Categories of records and

individuals covered: The records

covered include eligibility records

extracted from DOD personnel files and

benefit records that VA establishes for

all individuals who have applied for

and/or are receiving, or have received

education benefit payments under the

Montgomery GI Bill. These benefit

records are contained in a VA system of

records identified as 58VA21/22

entitled: Compensation, Pension,

Education and Rehabilitation Records—

VA, last published in the Federal

Register at 60 FR 20156.

e. Inclusive dates of the matching

program: The match will begin on

December 1, 1997 or 40 days after the

OMB review period, whichever is later

and continue in effect for 18 months.

f. Address for receipt of public

inquiries or comments: Interested

individuals may submit written

comments to the Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420. Comments will

be available for public inspection at the

above address in the Office of

Regulations Management, Room 1158,

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Approved: October 23, 1997.

Hershel W. Gober,

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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