[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 70879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30301]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0406]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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 
(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 December 28, 2000.

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. 2900-0406''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Verificiation of VA Benefit-Related Indebtedness, VA Form 
26-8937.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0406.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Lender authorized to make VA-guaranteed home or 
manufactured loans on the automatic basis have been required to 
determine through VA whether any benefits related debts exist in the 
veteran-borrower's name prior to the closing of any automatic loan. 
Lenders may not close any proposed automatic loan until they have 
evidence from VA that there is no debt, or if a debt exists, the 
veteran has agreed on an acceptable repayment plan, or payments under a 
plan already in effect are current. The form also provides information 
advising the lender whether or not the veteran is exempt from paying 
the funding fee, which must be collected on all VA home loans unless 
the veteran is receiving service-connected disability compensation. 
This benefits the lender by streamlining the procedure to verify the 
veteran's receipt of compensation. VA Form 26-8937 is designed to 
assist lenders and VA in the completion of debt checks in a uniform 
manner.
    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 August 31, 2000, at page 53091.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,000.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and 
Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0406'' 
in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 2, 2000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-30301 Filed 11-22-00; 8:45 am]
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