[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28806]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0515]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Maintenance of Records

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
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: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before February 1, 2024. 
(Inserted by the Clearance Officer.)

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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e58a8c9784ba969087888c96968c8a8ba58a8887cb808a95cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adc2c4dfccf2ded8cfc0c4dedec4c2c3edc2c0cf83c8c2dd83cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0515'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0ddd1c2d9d2d5dc9ed1c0dfdec4d5f0c6d19ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b161a0912191e17551a0b14150f1e3b0d1a551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0515'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 CFR 36.4317.
    Title: Maintenance of Records under 38 CFR 36.4333.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0515.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA is submitting this revised information collection in 
advance of implementing new technology and oversight procedures in 
which VA will collect from lenders certain loan origination information 
via a computable electronic format.
    The information collected under Sec.  36.4333 is used by VA to 
ensure lenders and servicers who participate in VA's Loan Guaranty 
program follow statutory and regulatory requirements, such as those 
relating to credit information, loan processing requirements, 
underwriting standards, servicing requirements, and other applicable 
laws, regulations and policies. VA also uses data collected under this 
authority to provide annual feedback to lenders, through the Lender 
Scorecard, on certain loan characteristics such as interest rate, fees 
and charges, audit results, etc., as compared to the national average 
of all VA lenders.
    The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published at 88 FR 73421 
on October 25, 2023, page 73421.
    Affected Public: Private Sectors.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,080 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 0.008 hours.
    Frequency of Response: 2.9 times.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,385,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-28806 Filed 12-29-23; 8:45 am]
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