11952 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 49 / Thursday, March 13, 1997 / Notices

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: 2900–0021.

(Note: VA Forms 26–6850a and 26–5851

were previously approved under individual

OMB Control Numbers 2900–0477 and 2900–

0022, respectively. The VA is requesting

consolidation of the use of these forms under

OMB Control Number 2900–0021.)

Titles and Form Numbers: Notice of

Default, VA Form 26–6850; Notice of

Default and Intention to Foreclose, VA

Form 26–6850a; and Notice of Intention

to Foreclose, VA Form 26–6851.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: When the VA receives

either VA Form 26–6850, 26–6850a, or

26–6851, the loan service representative

will review the form and assign a rating

as to the timeliness/completeness of the

holder’s report. A complete and timely

report is necessary to facilitate the VA’s

determination as to the need for and

extent of supplemental servicing in

individual cases. The loan status is then

coded into LCS (Liquidation and Claims

System). LCS is a centralized automated

data processing system for the

operational control of default reporting,

loan servicing, liquidations and claims

on outstanding GI loans.

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

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

66,166 hours.

VA Form 26–6850—20,166 hours.

VA Form 26–6850a—26,000 hours.

VA Form 26–6851—20,000 hours.

Estimated Total Average Burden Per

Respondent: 14 minutes.

VA Form 26–6850—10 minutes.

VA Form 26–6850a—20 minutes.

VA Form 26–6851—15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Number of

Respondents: 279,000.

VA Form 26–6850—121,000

respondents.

VA Form 26–6850a—78,000

respondents.

VA Form 26–6851—80,000

respondents.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission

may be obtained from Ron Taylor,

Information Management Service

(045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 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 11, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–6403 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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Advisory Committee on Cemeteries

and Memorials, Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice that a meeting of the

Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and

Memorials, authorized by 38 U.S.C.

2401, will be held at Arlington National

Cemetery, Arlington, VA. This will be

the committee’s second meeting of fiscal

year 1997. The purpose of the

committee is to review the

administration of VA’s cemeteries and

burial benefits program. On April 10,

1997, the meeting will convene at 8:15

a.m. (EST) and will adjourn at 4 p.m.

(EST). On April 11, 1997, the meeting

will convene at 8 a.m. (EST) and will

adjourn at 2:30 p.m. (EST).

On April 10, there will be a business

session and briefings that will primarily

address issues concerning the mission

and activities of Arlington National

Cemetery, American Battle Monuments

Commission, and National Park Service.

On April 11, the committee will be

briefed on Field Operations and

Operations Support Service.

Suggestions for the next meeting

location and agenda items will also be

discussed.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Those wishing to attend should

contact Ms. Rebecca Schiller, Program

Specialist, National Cemetery System,

[phone (202) 273–5180] not later than

12 noon (EST), March 24, 1997.

Any interested person may attend,

appear before, or file a statement with

the Committee. Individuals wishing to

appear before the Committee should

indicate this in a letter to the Director,

National Cemetery System (40) at 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20420. In any such letters, the writers

must fully identify themselves and state

the organization, association or person

they represent. Also, to the extent

practicable, letters should indicate the

subject matter they want to discuss. Oral

presentations should be limited to 10

minutes in duration. Those wishing to

file written statements to be submitted

to the Committee must also mail, or

otherwise deliver, them to the Director,

National Cemetery System.

Letters and written statements as

discussed above must be mailed or

delivered in time to reach the Director,

National Cemetery System, by 12 noon

(EST), March 24, 1997. Oral statements

will be heard only between 1 p.m. and

2:30 p.m. (EST), April 11 at Arlington

National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Dated: March 6, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–6300 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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