Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 83 / Monday, April 29, 1996 / Notices 18777

Dated: Apri 19, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

William T. Morgan,

Management Analyst.

[FR Doc. 96–10455 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

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, 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: None assigned.

Title and Form Number: Direct

Deposit Enrollment, VA Form 24–0296

(Test).

Type of Review: New collection.

Need and Uses: The form will be used

to gather the necessary information

required to enroll VA Compensation

and Pension beneficiaries in the Direct

Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/

EFT) program for recurring benefits

payments. The information will be used

to process the payment data from VA to

the beneficiary’s designated financial

institution.

Current Actions: Regulatory authority

contained in 31 CFR 209 provides the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs the right to

authorize the appropriate disbursing

officer to make a recurring Federal

payment to a beneficiary by sending to

the financial institution designated by

the beneficiary a payment that is drawn

in favor of that institution and is for

credit to the account of the beneficiary,

in lieu of payment by check drawn to

his order. To accomplish this, the

beneficiary to whom the recurring

payment will be made should provide

VA with a written request on a form

promulgated by the Treasury

Department or such agency-adapted

form for the purpose which designates

the financial institution.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,800

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 2 minutes.

Frequency of Responses: One-time.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

84,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the reports 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.

[FR Doc. 96–10456 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–M

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: 2900–0086.

Title and Form Number: Request for

Determination of Eligibility and

Available Loan Guaranty Entitlement,

VA Form 26–1880.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form is

completed by an applicant to establish

eligibility for Loan Guaranty benefits,

request restoration of entitlement

previously used, or request a duplicate

Certificate of Eligibility due to the

original being lost or stolen. The

information furnished on VA Form 26–

1880 is necessary for VBA to make a

determination on whether or nor the

applicant is eligible for Loan Guaranty

benefits.

Current Actions: The form used by

VBA 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. If eligible, VBA will issue the

applicant a Certificate of Eligibility to be

used in applying for Loan Guaranty

benefits.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; required to obtain or retain

benefits.

Estimated Annual Burden: 117, 093

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

468,372.

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.