37636 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 1, 2018 / Notices 

number 1 (800) 767–1750; access code 

56978#. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed research 

studies, research plans, and research 

strategies relating to the health 

consequences of military service in the 

Southwest Asia Theater of operations 

during the Gulf War in 1990–1991. 

The Committee will review VA 

program activities related to Gulf War 

Veterans’ illnesses and updates on 

relevant scientific research published 

since the last Committee meeting. 

Presentations will include updates on 

the VA Gulf War research program and 

descriptions and discussions of new 

areas of research technology and 

treatments that can be applied to the 

health problems of Gulf War Veterans. 

Also, there will be a discussion of 

Committee business and activities. 

The meeting will include time 

reserved for public comments in the 

afternoon. A signup sheet for 5-minute 

comments will be available at the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to 

address the Committee may submit a 1– 

2 page summary of their comments for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

Members of the public may also submit 

written statements for the Committee’s 

review to Dr. Karen Block by email at 

karen.block@va.gov. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Dr. Block, Designated Federal Officer, at 

(202) 443–5600. 

Dated: July 27, 2018. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16472 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0788] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Description of Materials 

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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