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whole, from the requirements of 49 CFR

part 541.

If, in the future, Porsche decides not

to use the exemption for the car line that

is the subject of this notice, it should

formally notify the agency. If such a

decision is made, the car line must be

fully marked according to the

requirements under 49 CFR 541.5 and

541.6 (marking of major component

parts and replacement parts).

NHTSA notes that if Porsche wishes

in the future to modify the device on

which this exemption is based, the

company may have to submit a petition

to modify the exemption. Section

543.7(d) states that a part 543 exemption

applies only to vehicles that belong to

a line exempted under this part and

equipped with the antitheft device on

which the line’s exemption is based.

Further, § 543.9(c)(2) provides for the

submission of petitions ‘‘(t)o modify an

exemption to permit the use of an

antitheft device similar to but differing

from the one specified in that

exemption.’’

The agency wishes to minimize the

administrative burden which

§ 543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted

vehicle manufacturers and itself. The

agency did not intend in drafting part

543 to require the submission of a

modification petition for every change

to the components or design of an

antitheft device. The significance of

many such changes could be de

minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests

that if the manufacturer contemplates

making any changes the effects of which

might be characterized as de minimis, it

should consult the agency before

preparing and submitting a petition to

modify.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of

authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

Issued on: June 27, 1996.

Patricia Breslin,

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 96–16840 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment

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 (Pub.

L. 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 by no later than September 3,

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 the VBA is

soliciting comments concerning the

following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0055.

Title and Form Number: Request for

Determination of Loan Guaranty

Eligibility—Unremarried Surviving

Spouses, VA Form 26–1817.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: A completed VA

Form 26–1817 constitutes a formal

request by an unremarried surviving

spouse of a veteran for a certificate of

eligibility for home loan benefits. The

information is used to determine the

applicant’s basic eligibility for the

benefit.

Current Actions: Title 38, U.S.C.,

3701(b)(2), authorizes the VA to extend

home loan benefits to unremarried

surviving spouses of veterans whose

deaths occurred either while serving on

active duty or were a direct result of

service-connected disabilities.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 187 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

750.

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), 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420, Telephone (202) 273–8032 or

FAX (202) 273–5981.

Dated: June 24, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

William T. Morgan,

Management Analyst.

[FR Doc. 96–16779 Filed 7–1–96; 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 by no later than September 3,

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: 2900–0092.

Title and Form Number: Counseling

Record—Personal Information, VA Form

28–1902.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: A counseling

psychologist uses the form to evaluate

veteran claimants and assist eligible

veterans to plan a suitable program of

vocational rehabilitation. If needed, VA

must develop a program of assistance

and services to improve the veteran’s

potential to participate in vocational