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b. VA Form 10–2520—5 minutes.

c. VA Form 10–2914—4 minutes.

d. Form Letter 10–90—5 minutes.

e. Form Letter 10–426—1 minute.

f. VA Form 10–1394—15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

512,844.

a. VA Form 10–2421—250,000.

b. VA Form 10–2520—40,000.

c. VA Form 10–2914—175,000.

d. Form Letter 10–90—22,500.

e. Form Letter 10–426—14,500.

f. VA Form 10–1394—10,844.

Dated: December 2, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34133 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0386]

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 January 30, 1998.

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. 2900–0386.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and Form Number: Interest Rate

Reduction Refinancing Loan Worksheet,

VA Form 26–8923.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0386.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Abstract: Lenders are required to

submit VA Form 26–8923 when

requesting guaranty on an interest rate

reduction refinancing loan. VA loan

examiners must assure that the

requirements of the Deficit Reduction

Act of 1984 and applicable VA

regulations have been met before the

issuance of guaranty. The form ensures

that lenders correctly compute the

funding fee and the maximum

permissible loan amount for interest rate

reduction refinancing loans.

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 March

13, 1997 at page 11949.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 13,070

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

78,422.

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. 2900–0386’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34126 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0523]

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 January 30, 1998.

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. 2900–0523.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles and Form Numbers: Loan

Analysis, VA Form 26–6393.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0523.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Abstract: The form is completed by

representatives of lending institutions to

determine the veteran-borrower’s ability

to qualify for a VA guaranteed loan. The

information is used by the VA as

evidence of the lender’s adherence to

VA credit standards.

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 24, 1996 at page 55187.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

120,000 hours.

Estimated Total Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Number of

Respondents: 240,000.

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. 2900–0523’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34128 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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