Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 18, 2000 / Notices 20849

Avenue, NW, Room 4244, Washington,

DC 20224.’’

* * * * *

Description of change: Immediately

preceding the heading ‘‘Routine Uses of

Records Maintained in the System

Including Categories of Users and the

Purposes of Such Uses,’’ insert the

following entry:

PURPOSE:

This system of records documents

issuances, transfers, and cancellations of

security clearances issued to Internal

Revenue Service employees in critical

sensitive and noncritical sensitive

positions.’’

* * * * *

RETRIEVABILITY:

Description of change: Replace the

current statement with the following:

‘‘Indexed by name or social security

number.’’

SAFEGUARDS:

Description of change: Replace the

current statement with the following:

‘‘Access controls will not be less than

those provided by the Automated

Information System Security Handbook,

IRM 2(10)00, and the Manager’s

Security Handbook, IRM 1(16)12.

Records are stored in locked file

cabinets and computerized records are

password protected.’’

* * * * *

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Description of change: Replace the

current statement with the following:

‘‘Official prescribing policies and

practices—Chief, Agencywide Shared

Services, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20224. Official

maintaining the system and records—

Personnel Security Officer, A:PS:PSO,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room

4244, Washington, DC 20224.’’

* * * * *

RECORD ACCESS PRECDURES:

Description of change: Replace the

current statement with the following:

‘‘Individuals seeking access to this

system of records or seeking to contest

its content may inquire in accordance

with instructions appearing at 31 CFR

part 1, subpart C, appendix B. Inquiries

should be addressed to the IRS

Personnel Security Officer, A:PS:PSO,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room

4244, Washington, DC 20224.’’

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[FR Doc. 00–9646 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0089]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 18, 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. 2900–0089.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Statement of Dependency of

Parent(s), VA Form 21–509.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0089.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: 38 U.S.C 102 requires that

income and dependency must be

determined before benefits may be paid

to or for a dependent parent. VA Form

21–509 is used to gather the necessary

information from the applicant to make

this determination.

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

December 2, 1999, on page 67629.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Generally one

time.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

40,000.

Send comments and

recommendations concerning any

aspect of the information collection to

VA’s OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt,

OMB Human Resources and Housing

Branch, New Executive Office Building,

Room 12035, Washington, DC 20503

(202) 395–4650. Please refer to ‘‘OMB

Control No. 2900–0089’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: March 27, 2000.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 00–9604 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0321]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 18, 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–

8135 or FAX (202) 273–5981. Please

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0321.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Appointment of Veterans

Service Organization as Claimant’s

Representative, VA Form 21–22.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0321.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The form is used by VA

beneficiaries to appoint any one of a

number of recognized service

organizations to represent them in the

prosecution of their VA claims. The

information is used to determine who

has access to the beneficiary’s claim file.

In addition, it determines who has the

right to receive copies of

correspondence from VA to the