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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0365] 

# AGENCY:

National Cemetery 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 National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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.                     

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before May 30, 2001.

# 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, FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail                         *denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov.*                         Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0365” in any correspondence.                     

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title:*                     Request for Disinterment, VA Form 40-4970.                 

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0365.                 

*Type of Review:*                     Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.                 

*Abstract:*                     VA Form 40-4970 allows a person who has a sincere wish and cogent reason to request removal of remains from a national cemetery for interment at another location. VA Form 40-4970 is an affidavit that requires signatories to execute the document before a notary. Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and final. Disinterments will be permitted for cogent reasons, and then with prior written authorization only, usually by the Cemetery Director. Approval can be granted when all immediate family members of the decedent, including the person who initiated the interment, give their written consent. An order from a court of local jurisdiction can be accepted in lieu of submitting VA form 40-4970.                 

                    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 August 31, 2000, at pages 53090-53091.                 

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals or households.                 

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     55 hours.                 

*Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:*                     10 minutes.                 

*Frequency of Response:*                     On Occasion.                 

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     329.                 

Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7613. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0365” in any correspondence. 

Dated: April 20, 2001. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Donald L. Neilson, 

Director, Information Management Service. 

[FR Doc. 01-10680 Filed 4-27-01; 8:45 am] 

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