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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 to authorize nonsupervised 

lenders to close loans on an automatic 

basis. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before November 15, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

the Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov 

or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 

Benefits Administration (20M35), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0252’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461–9769 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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: Application for Authority To 

Close Loans on an Automatic Basis— 

Nonsupervised Lenders, VA Form 26– 

8736. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0252. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 26–8736 is used 

by nonsupervised lenders requesting 

approval to close loans on an automatic 

basis. Automatic lending privileges 

eliminate the requirement for 

submission of loans to VA for prior 

approval. Lending institutions with 

automatic loan privileges may process 

and disburse such loans and 

subsequently report the loan to VA for 

issuance of guaranty. The form requests 

information considered crucial for VA 

to make acceptability determinations as 

to lenders who shall be approved for 

this privilege. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 25 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0051] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Quarterly Report of State Approving 

Agency Activities); Activity Under OMB 

Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0051’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0051.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Quarterly Report of State Approving 

Agency Activities. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0051. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA reimburses State 

Approving Agencies (SAAs) for 

expenses incurred in the approval and 

supervision of education and training 

programs. SAAs are required to report 

their activities to VA quarterly and 

provide notices regarding which 

courses, training programs and tests 

were approved, disapproved or 

suspended. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on July 9, 

2010, at pages 39619–39620. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 228 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: Quarterly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

57. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 228. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23054 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0696] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Availability of Educational, Licensing, 

and Certifications Records) Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

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56664 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 179 / Thursday, September 16, 2010 / Notices 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0696’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0696.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Availability of Educational, 

Licensing, and Certifications Records; 

38 CFR 21.4209. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0696. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Educational institutions 

offering approved courses and licensing 

and certification organizations offering 

approved tests are required to make 

their records and accounts pertaining to 

eligible claimants available to VA. The 

data collected will be used to ensure 

benefits paid under the education 

programs are correct. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on July 9, 

2010, at page 39621. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 hours. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 3,000. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23046 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0060] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Claim for One Sum Payment 

(Government Life Insurance)); 

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 on information 

needed to process beneficiaries claims 

for payment of insurance proceeds. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before November 15, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov; 

or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 

Benefits Administration (20M35), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0060, in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461–9769 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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. 

Titles: 

a. Claim for One Sum Payment 

(Government Life Insurance), VA Form 

29–4125. 

b. Claim for Monthly Payments 

(National Service Life Insurance), VA 

Form 29–4125a. 

c. Claim for Monthly Payments 

(United States Government Life 

Insurance (USGLI)), VA Form 29–4125k. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0060. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Beneficiaries of deceased 

veterans must complete VA Form 29– 

4125 to apply for proceeds of the 

veteran’s Government Insurance 

policies. If the beneficiary desires 

monthly installment in lieu of one lump 

payment he or she must complete VA 

Forms 29–4125a and 29–4125k. VA uses 

the information to determine the 

claimant’s eligibility for payment of 

insurance proceeds and to process 

monthly installment payments. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 8,787 

hours. 

a. VA Form 29–4125—8,200 hours. 

b. VA Form 29–4125a—462 hours. 

c. VA Form 4125k—125 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. VA Form 29–4125—6 minutes. 

b. VA Form 29–4125a—15 minutes. 

c. VA Form 4125k—15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

84,350. 

a. VA Form 29–4125—82,000. 

b. VA Form 29–4125a—1,850. 

c. VA Form 4125k—500. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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