Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review, 69733 [E7-23872]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 69733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23872]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0404]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before January 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through 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. 2900-0404'' in any correspondence

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
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@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0404.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veteran's Application for Increased Compensation Based on 
Unemployability, VA Form 21-8940.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0404.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-8940 is used by veterans to file a claim for 
increased disability compensation based on unemployability. Claimants 
are required to provide current medical, educational, and occupational 
history in order for VA to determine whether he or she is unable to 
secure or follow a substantially gainful employment due to service-
connected disabilities.
    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 September 27, 2007, at pages 54980-54981.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 18,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,000.

    Dated: December 5, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E7-23872 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]
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