35862 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 131 / Monday, July 8, 1996 / Notices

9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on business days;

they may be sent by facsimile

transmission to FAX Number (202) 906–

7755. Comments over 25 pages in length

should be sent to FAX Number (202)

906–6956. Comments will be available

for inspection at 1700 G Street, NW.,

from 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. on

business days.

Requests for additional information

should be directed to Teresa Valocchi,

Business Transactions Division, Office

of Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906–7299.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Teresa Valocchi, Business Transactions

Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Office

of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20552, (202) 906–

7299.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Mutual Holding Company (No

Form).

OMB Number: 1550–0071.

Form Number: Not Applicable.

Abstract: The information collections

described herein will apply to mutual

holdings companies and their

subsidiaries. The collections are

necessary (i) to facilitate review of

transactions that present special risks,

and (ii) to monitor activities that present

special risks.

Current Actions: OTS is proposing to

renew this information collection

without revision.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Affected Public: Business or For

Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

35.

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

102.4 hours average.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,585 hours.

Title: Mutual Holding Company.

OMB Number: 1550–0072.

Form Number: OTS Forms MCH–1

and MCH–2.

Abstract: The information collection

applies to mutual holding companies

and their subsidiaries. The collection is

necessary to facilitate the review of

transactions that present special risks

and to monitor activities that present

special risks.

Current Actions: OTS is proposing to

renew this information collection

without revision.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Affected Public: Business or For

Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

14.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 375

hours average.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,250 hours.

Request for Comments: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Dated: July 1, 1996.

Catherine C. M. Teti,

Director, Records Management and

Information Policy.

[FR Doc. 96–17180 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Control Number: 2900–0101.

Title and Form Number: Eligibility

Verification Reports.

a. Old Law Eligibility Verification

Report (Surviving Spouse), VA Form

21–0511S.

b. Old Law Eligibility Verification

Report (Veteran), VA Form 21–0511V.

c. Section 306 Eligibility Verification

Report (Surviving Spouse), VA Form

21–0512S.

d. Section 306 Eligibility Verification

Report (Veteran), VA Form 21–0512V.

e. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility

Verification Report (Children Only), VA

Form 21–0513.

f. DIC Parent’s Eligibility Verification

Report, VA Form 21–0514.

g. Improved Pension Eligibility

Verification Report (Veteran With No

Children), VA Form 21–0516.

h. Improved Pension Eligibility

Verification Report (Veteran With

Children), VA Form 21–0517.

i. Improved Pension Eligibility

Verification Report (Surviving Spouse

With No Children), VA Form 21–0518.

j. Improved Pension Eligibility

Verification Report (Child or Children),

VA Form 21–0519C.

k. Improved Pension Eligibility

Verification Report (Surviving Spouse

With Children), VA Form 21–0519S.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: These reports are

used by VA regional offices to verify

continued eligibility for pension and

parents’ Dependency and Indemnity

Compensation (DIC) and to determine

whether adjustments in the rate of

payment are necessary. These reports

are also used for developing

supplemental income and estate

information from claimants who have

previously filed a formal application for

pension or parents’ DIC. It would be

impossible to administer the pension

and parents’ DIC programs without the

collection of information.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 406,250

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 30 minutes per report.

Frequency of Response: Semiannually.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

751,315.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission

may be obtained from Ron Taylor, VA

Clearance Officer (045A4), Department

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420,

(202) 273–8015.

Comments and recommendations

concerning the submission should be

directed to VA’s OMB Desk Officer,

Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources

and Housing Branch, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–4650.

Do not send requests for benefits to this

address.

DATES: Comments on the information

collection should be directed to the

OMB Desk Officer within 30 days of this

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Taylor, VA Clearance Officer (045A4),

(202) 273–8015.

Dated: June 25, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

William T. Morgan,

Management Analyst.

[FR Doc. 96–17206 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

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