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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0788]

# AGENCY:

Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before August 31, 2018.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Submit written comments on the collection of information through                         *www.Regulations.gov*, or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to                         *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.*                         Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0788” in any correspondence.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email                         *cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov*                         Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0788” in any correspondence.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Authority:*Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.                

*Title:*                     Description of Materials.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0788.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Abstract:*                     VA Form 26-1852 is completed by builders in Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) projects involving construction as authorized under Title 38, U.S.C., section 2101 (a), section 2101 (b), and the Temporary Residence Adaptations (TRA) grant under Title 38, U.S.C., section 2102A. This form is also completed by builders who propose to construct homes to be purchased by veterans using their VA home loan benefit as granted in Title 38 U.S.C., section 3710(a)(1). SAH field staff review the data furnished on the form for completeness and it is essential to determine the acceptability of the construction materials to be used. In cases of new home construction, a technically qualified individual, not VA staff, is required to review the list of materials and certify they meet or exceed general residential construction material requirements, as specified by the International Residential Code and residential building codes adopted by local building authorities, and are in substantial conformity with VA Minimum Property requirements.                

                    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 at 83 FR 18875 on April 30, 2018, page 18875.                

*Affected Public:*                     Private Sector.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     9,251 hours.                

*Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:*                     30 minutes.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     One time.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     18,501 per year.                

By direction of the Secretary.

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,

Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2018-16471 Filed 7-31-18; 8:45 am]

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