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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA) invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on this

information collection. This request for

comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Comments should address the accuracy

of the burden estimates and ways to

minimize the burden including the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology, as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420. All

comments will become a matter of

public record and will be summarized

in the VBA request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. In this document VBA is

soliciting comments concerning the

following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0276.

Title and Form Number:

Manufactured Home Appraisal Report,

VA Form 26–8712.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form is used by

VA fee and staff appraisers to establish

the reasonable value of used

manufactured homes. The reasonable

value is then used: (1) To established

the maximum loan amount a veteran

may obtain for the purchase of a used

manufactured home unit; (2) to obtain

information on the condition of the unit

and its compliance with VA’s minimum

property requirements; and (3) in the

event of foreclosure, to ascertain the

value of the unit for resale purposes for

use in computation of claims in

applicable cases.

Current Actions: Title 38 U.S.C. 3712,

requires the Secretary to determine the

reasonable value of used manufactured

homes and prohibits the guaranty of any

loan for a manufactured home which

does not ‘‘meet or exceed standards

prescribed by the Secretary.’’

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit—Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

number of actual burden is 360 hours.

However, because the requirement for

appraisal reports is a common practice

in the housing industry, only 1 hour is

being requested for reporting.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 90 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form should be directed to

Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn:

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420, Telephone

(202) 273–7079 or FAX (202) 275–4884.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment

AGENCY: Office of Human Resources and

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, the Office of Human Resources

and Administration invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on this information collection.

This request for comment is being made

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Comment should address

the accuracy of the burden estimates

and ways to minimize the burden

including the use of automated

collection techniques or the use or other

forms of information technology, as well

as other relevant aspects of the

information collection.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Shirley A. McIntrye, Office of Human

Resources and Administration (054A),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20420. All comments will become a

matter of public record and will be

summarized in the request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. In this document the Office of

Human Resources and Administration is

soliciting comments concerning the

following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0117.

Title and Form Number: Inquiry

Concerning Applicant for Employment,

VA Form Letter 5–127.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Need and Uses: The form letter is

used to obtain information from

individuals who have knowledge of the

applicants’ past work record,

performance, and character. The

information is used by VA personnel

officials to verify qualifications and

determine suitability of the applicant for

VA employment.

Current Actions: The Information

obtained through uses of the form letter

is used by VA personnel officials in

determining an applicant’s suitability

and qualifications for employment. If

the information was not collected, the

risk of appointing unqualified or

unsuitable individuals would increase.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,125

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estiamted Number of Respondents:

12,500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form should be directed to

Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn:

Shirley A. McIntrye, Office of Human

Resources and Administration (054A),

810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420, Telephone (202)

273–5008.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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Agency Information Collection:

Emergency Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: The National Cemetery

System (NCS) ), Office of Small and

Disadvantage Business Utilization

(OSDBU); Office of Management (OM),

and Office of Inspector General (IG),

Department of Veterans Affairs, have

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) the following

emergency proposal for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507(j)(1)). The reason for emergency

clearance request is that these
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information collections are essential to

the VA’s mission and the use of normal

clearance procedures is reasonably

likely to prevent the VA from timely

conducting the collections of

information in a timely manner. OMB is

requested to act on this emergency

clearance request by March 24, 1997.

OMB Control Number: None assigned.

Title and Form Number: Generic

Clearance for the VA Central Office

Customer Satisfaction Surveys.

Type of Review: New collection.

Need and Uses: The NCS, OSDBU,

OM, and IG will conduct the customer

satisfaction surveys under this generic

clearance to implement Executive Order

12862, Setting Customer Service

Standards. If the surveys were not

conducted, VA would be unable to

comply with the Executive Order, and

would not have the information needed

to establish standards for the best

possible customer-focused service. VA

will use the information gathered to

determine where and to what extent

services are satisfactory, and where and

to what extent they are in need of

improvement. The information may lead

to policy changes to improve VA’s

overall operations. In addition,

voluntary customer surveys will not be

used as substitutes for traditional

program evaluation surveys that

measure objectives outcomes. In order

to maximize the voluntary response

rates, the information collections will be

designed to make participation

convenient, simple, and free of

unnecessary barriers.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 528 hours.

a. NCS: Cemetery Visitor Comment

Card Survey—208 hours.

b. OSDBU: Survey of Results Veteran

Owned Business Conference—17 hours.

c. OSDBU: Small Business Customer

Survey—63 hours.

d. OM: Accountability Report Pilot

Evaluation Report—138 hours.

e. IG: Patient Questionnaires—100

hours

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent:

a. NCS: Cemetery Visitor Comment

Card Survey—5 minutes.

b. OSDBU: Survey of Results Veteran

Owned Business Conference—2

minutes.

c. OSDBU: Small Business Customer

Survey—15 minutes.

d. OM: Accountability Report Pilot

Evaluation Report—15 minutes.

e. IG: Patient Questionnaires—10

minutes.

Frequency of Response:

a. NCS: Cemetery Visitor Comment

Card Survey—Annually.

b. OSDBU: Survey of Results Veteran

Owned Business Conference—

Annually.

c. OSDBU: Small Business Customer

Survey—Annually.

d. OM: Accountability Report Pilot

Evaluation Report—On occasion.

e. IG: Patient Questionnaires—Onetime.

Estimated Total Number of

Respondents:

a. NCS: Cemetery Visitor Comment

Card Survey—2,500.

b. OSDBU: Survey of Results Veteran

Owned Business Conference—500.

c. OSDBU: Small Business Customer

Survey—250.

d. OM: Accountability Report Pilot

Evaluation Report—550.

e. IG: Patient Questionnaires—600.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission

may be obtained from Ron Taylor, VA

Clearance Officer (045A4), Department

of Veterans Affairs, 8l0 Vermont

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420,

(202) 273–8015.

Comments and recommendations

concerning this submission should be

directed to VA’s OMB Desk Officer,

Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources

and Housing Branch, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–4650.

DO NOT send requests for benefits to

this address.

DATES: Comments on the information

collection should be directed to the

OMB Desk Officer on or before March

20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Taylor, VA Clearance Officer (045A4),

(202) 273–8015.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Control Number: 2900–0215.

Title and Form Number: Request for

Information to Make Direct Payment to

Child Reaching Majority, VA Form

Letter 21–863.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form letter is

used to gather the necessary information

to determine the address of a child

attaining majority and to determine the

child’s student status. The information

is needed to pay a child directly when

the child attains majority. VA

procedures provide that a competent

child who is entitled to benefits in his

or her own right should be paid directly

upon attaining majority.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,767

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Generally

one-time.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

22,600.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission

may be obtained from Ron Taylor,

Information Management Service

(045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 8l0 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–8015.

Comments and recommendations

concerning this submission should be

directed to VA’s OMB Desk Officer,

Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources

and Housing Branch, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–4650.

Do not send requests for benefits to this

address.

DATES: Comments on the information

collection should be directed to the

OMB Desk Officer on or before April 14,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Ron

Taylor, Information Management

Service (045A4), (202) 273–8015.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service

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Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of