18778 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 83 / Monday, April 29, 1996 / Notices

By direction of the Secretary.

William T. Morgan,

Management Analyst.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA) invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on this

information collection. This request for

comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should

address the accuracy of the burden

estimates and ways to minimize the

burden including the use of automated

collection techniques or the use of other

forms of information technology, as well

as other relevant aspects of the

information collection.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before June 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20M30), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20420. All

comments will become a matter of

public record and will be summarized

in the VBA request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. In this document VBA is

soliciting comments concerning the

following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0066.

Title and Form Number: Request to

Employer for Employment Information

in Connection with Claim for Disability

Benefits, VA Form 29–459.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form is used to

request employment information in

connection with a claim for disability

insurance benefits.

Current Actions: The information

collected on the form is used by VBA to

establish the insured’s eligibility for

disability insurance benefits.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; required to obtain or retain

benefits.

Estimated Annual Burden: 862 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,167.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form should be directed to

Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn:

Jacquie McCray, Information

Management Service (045A4),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC

20420, telephone (202) 565–8266 or

FAX (202) 565–8267.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

William T. Morgan,

Management Analyst.

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Advisory Committee on Former

Prisoners of War; Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 that a meeting of the Advisory

Committee on Former Prisoners of War

will be held at the Department of

Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420, in Room 930, from May 28, 1996,

through May 30, 1996. The meeting will

convene at 8:30 a.m. each day and will

be open to the public. Seating is limited

and will be available on a first-come,

first-served basis.

The purpose of the Committee is to

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

on the administration of benefits under

Title 38, United States Code, for

veterans who are former prisoners of

war, and to make recommendations on

the need of such veterans for

compensation, health care and

rehabilitation.

The Committee will receive briefings

and hold discussions on various issues

affecting health care and benefits

deliver, including, but not limited to,

the following: education and training of

VA personnel involved with former

prisoners of war; the status of privately

and publicly funded research affecting

former prisoners of war; past and

current legislative issues affecting

former prisoners of war; the various

disabilities and sequelae of long-term

captivity; and the procedures involved

in processing claims for serviceconnected disabilities submitted by

former prisoners of war.

Members of the public may direct

questions or submit prepared statements

for review by the Committee in advance

of the meeting, in writing only, to Mr.

J. Gary Hickman, Director,

Compensation and Pension Service (21),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC,

20420. Submitted material must be

received at least five business days prior

to the meeting. Members of the public

may be asked to clarify submitted

material prior to consideration by the

Committee.

A report of the meeting and a roster

of Committee members may be obtained

from Mr. Hickman.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

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