[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37406-37407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15049]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Fee or 
Roster Personnel Designation

AGENCY: Veteran Benefit 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 Veteran Benefit 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 for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0113.''

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#0865697a616a6d6426697867667c6d487e69266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="315c50435853545d1f50415e5f45547147501f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0113'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Application for Fee or Roster Personnel Designation.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0113.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-6681 solicits information on the fee personnel 
applicant's background and experience in the real estate valuation 
field. A fee

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appraiser is a qualified person requested by the Secretary to render an 
estimate of the reasonable value of a property, or of a specified type 
of property, within a stated area for the purpose of justifying the 
extension of credit to an eligible veteran (38 CFR 36.4301). The fee 
appraiser's estimate of value is reviewed by a VA staff appraiser or 
lender's staff appraisal reviewer who uses the data to establish the VA 
reasonable value (38 U.S.C. 3710(b)(4), (5), (6) and 3731(f)(1)), which 
becomes the maximum loan guaranty amount an eligible veteran can 
obtain.
    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 86 FR 25937 on May 11, 2021, pages 25937 
and 25938.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000 per year.

    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. 2021-15049 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
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