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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0138]

# 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 (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 November 8, 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. 2900-0138.”                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title:*                     Request for Details of Expenses, VA Form 21-8049.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0138.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Abstract:*                     VA will use the data collected on VA Form 21-8049 to determine the amounts of any deductible expenses paid by the claimant and/or commercial life insurance received in order to calculate                           ( print page 62187)                        the current rate of pension. Pension is an income-based program, and the payable rate depends on the claimant's annual income.                

                    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 August 2, 2010, at pages 45205-45206.                

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals or households.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     5,700 hours.                

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:*                     15 minutes.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     One time.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     22,800.                

Dated: October 4, 2010.

By direction of the Secretary.

Denise McLamb,

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010-25261 Filed 10-6-10; 8:45 am]

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