4918 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 19 / Monday, January 31, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: January 25, 2005. 

Bernard Coston, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.

[FR Doc. 05–1736 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request—Lending and 

Investment

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision 

(OTS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting 

public comments on the proposal.

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before March 2, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to 

the collection by title of the proposal or 

by OMB approval number, to OMB and 

OTS at these addresses: Mark D. 

Menchik, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10236, 

New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503, or e-mail to 

mmenchik@omb.eop.gov; and 

Information Collection Comments, Chief 

Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552, by fax to (202) 

906–6518, or by e-mail to 

infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov.

OTS will post comments and the related 

index on the OTS Internet Site at

http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, 

interested persons may inspect 

comments at the Public Reading Room, 

1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To 

make an appointment, call (202) 906–

5922, send an e-mail to 

publicinfo@ots.treas.gov, or send a 

facsimile transmission to (202) 906–

7755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain a copy of the submission to OMB, 

contact Marilyn K. Burton at 

marilyn.burton@ots.treas.gov, (202) 

906–6467, or facsimile number (202) 

906–6518, Regulations and Legislation 

Division, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office 

of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may 

not conduct or sponsor an information 

collection, and respondents are not 

required to respond to an information 

collection, unless the information 

collection displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. As part of the 

approval process, we invite comments 

on the following information collection. 

Title of Proposal: Lending and 

Investment. 

OMB Number: 1550–0078. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Regulation requirement: 12 CFR Parts 

560 and 564; §§ 562.1, 563.41, 563.170, 

and 590.4. 

Description: This information 

collection requires savings associations 

to maintain adequate documentation to 

support their lending and investment 

activities. OTS staff may request the 

information during examinations. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Affected Public: Savings Associations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

902. 

Estimated Frequency of Response:

Event-generated. 

Estimated Total Burden: 321,487 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, 

(202) 906–6467, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

OMB Reviewer: Mark D. Menchik, 

(202) 395–3176, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10236, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503.

Dated: January 24, 2005.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision. 

James E. Gilleran, 

Director.

[FR Doc. 05–1668 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6720–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0052] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), 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. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed from claimants prior to 

undergoing a VA medical examination 

for disability benefits.

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 1, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: 

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0052’’ in any 

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C., 3501–3520), 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. 

Title: Report of Medical Examination 

for Disability Evaluation, VA Form 21–

2545. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0052. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–2545 is 

completed by claimants prior to 

undergoing a VA examination for 

disability benefits and by the examining 

physician to record the findings of such 

examination. A VA examination is 

required where the reasonable 

probability of a valid claim is indicated 

in claims for disability compensation or 

pension, including claims for benefits 

based on the need of a veteran, 

surviving spouse, or parent for regular 

aid and attendance, and for benefits