37376 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 22, 2022 / Notices 

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. 2022–13257 Filed 6–21–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0086] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Request for a Certificate of 

Eligibility for VA Home Loan Benefit 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before August 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0086’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

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 maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0086’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Title: Request for a Certificate of 

Eligibility for VA Home Loan Benefit, 

VA Form 26–1880. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0086. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 26–1880 is used 

by VA to determine an applicant’s 

eligibility for Loan Guaranty benefits, 

and the amount of entitlement available. 

Each completed form is normally 

accompanied by proof of military 

service and is submitted by the 

applicant to VA. If eligible, VA will 

issue the applicant a Certificate of 

Eligibility (COE) to be used in applying 

for Loan Guaranty benefits. 

This form is also used in restoration 

of entitlement cases. Generally, if an 

applicant has used all or part of his or 

her entitlement, it may be restored if (1) 

the property has been sold and the loan 

has been paid in full or (2) a qualified 

veteran-transferee agrees to assume the 

balance on the loan and agrees to 

substitute his or her entitlement for the 

same amount of entitlement originally 

used by the applicant to get the loan. 

The buyer must also meet the 

occupancy and income and credit 

requirements of the law. Restoration is 

not automatic; an applicant must apply 

for it by completing VA Form 26–1880. 

The Secretary is required by 38 U.S.C. 

3702(a), (b), and (c) to determine the 

applicant’s eligibility for Loan Guaranty 

benefits, compute the amount of 

entitlement, and document the 

certificate with the amount and type of 

guaranty used and the amount, if any, 

remaining. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 142,917 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: Weighted average 4.75 

minutes. 

• By completing VA Form 26–1880 or 

Electronic Application by Lender or 

Veteran: 15 minutes. 

• By requesting Automated Certificate 

of Eligibility by Lender or Veteran and 

Automatically Issued: 30 seconds. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

TOTAL 1,925,000. 

• By completing VA Form 26–1880 or 

Electronic Application by Lender or 

Veteran: 1,400,000. 

• By requesting Automated Certificate 

of Eligibility by Lender or Veteran and 

Automatically Issued: 525,000. 

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. 2022–13258 Filed 6–21–22; 8:45 am] 

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