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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90218-90219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26476]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0891]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: COVID-19 
Refund Modification

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: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 
select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'', then 
search the list for the information collection by Title or ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0891.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: COVID-19 Refund Modification.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0891.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA is keeping this information collection open for 
resubmissions regarding the loan modification options available to 
servicers that do not require VA's prior approval to include the COVID-
19 Refund Modification, to assist certain COVID-impacted veterans as 
they exit a COVID-19 forbearance. Under 38 U.S.C. 3720(a)(2), Congress 
has provided the Secretary with discretion ``[n]otwithstanding the 
provisions of any other law'' to set the terms and conditions to which 
the Secretary will consent to loan modifications. Additionally, while 
VA has outlined in regulation at 38 CFR 36.4315(a) the terms of loan 
modifications that do not require prior VA approval, VA may waive a 
regulatory requirement if VA finds the interest of the Government are 
not adversely affected and such waiver would relieve undue prejudice to 
a debtor, holder, or other person without impairing the vest rights of 
any person affected. 38 CFR 36.4338(a).

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    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 89 FR 72713, September 5, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,588.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,059.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-26476 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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