Agency Information Collection Activities (Statement of Marital Relationship) Under OMB Review, 9619-9620 [E8-3245]

Download as PDF pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 35 / Thursday, February 21, 2008 / Notices (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-New (LGY Surveys).’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles: a. Survey of Veterans Satisfaction with the VA Home Loan Guaranty Process. b. Loan Guaranty Service, Lender Survey. c. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey. d. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey: Eligible Non-Grantee Survey. OMB Control Number: 2900-New (LGY Surveys). Type of Review: New collection. Abstract: The surveys will be used to gather information from veterans and lenders about the VA Loan Guaranty Program. The information collected will allow the VA to determine customer satisfaction with the VA’s processes and to make improvements so that the program best serves the needs of eligible veterans. Additionally, VA will use the information collected from eligible users and non-users of the Specially Adapted Housing Grant Program to determine the satisfaction of grant recipients and understand the reasons why certain eligible veterans have not used this benefit. 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 December 12, 2007, at pages 70643– 70644. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Annual Burden: a. Survey of Veterans Satisfaction with the VA Home Loan Guaranty Process—1,688 hours. b. Loan Guaranty Service, Lender Survey—250 hours. c. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey—100 hours. d. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey: Eligible Non-Grantee Survey—58 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: a. Survey of Veterans Satisfaction with the VA Home Loan Guaranty Process—15 minutes. b. Loan Guaranty Service, Lender Survey—15 minutes. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:34 Feb 20, 2008 Jkt 214001 c. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey—15 minutes. d. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey: Eligible Non-Grantee Survey—5 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Number of Respondents: a. Survey of Veterans Satisfaction with the VA Home Loan Guaranty Process—6,750. b. Loan Guaranty Service, Lender Survey—1,000. c. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey—400. d. VA Specially Adapted Housing Program Survey: Eligible Non-Grantee Survey—700. Dated: February 12, 2008. By direction of the Secretary. Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E8–3243 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0660] Agency Information Collection Activities (Request for Contact Information) Under OMB Review Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 March 24, 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– 0660’’ 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– PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9619 7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0660.’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Request for Contact Information, VA Form 21–30. OMB Control Number: 2900–0660. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: VA Form 21–30 is used to locate individuals when contact information cannot be obtained by other means or when travel funds may be significantly impacted in cases where the individual resides in a remote location and is not home during the day or when visited. VA uses the data collected to determine whether a fiduciary of a beneficiary is properly executing his or her duties. 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 October 1, 2007, at pages 55858–55859. Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes. Frequency of Response: One-time. Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000. Dated: February 12, 2008. By direction of the Secretary. Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E8–3244 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0114] Agency Information Collection Activities (Statement of Marital Relationship) Under OMB Review Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1 9620 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 35 / Thursday, February 21, 2008 / Notices pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES 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 March 24, 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– 0114’’ 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. 2900–0114.’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Statement of Marital Relationship, VA Form 21–4170. OMB Control Number: 2900–0114. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: VA Form 21–4170 is completed by individuals claiming to be common law widows/widowers of deceased veterans and by veterans and their claimed common law spouses to establish marital status. VA uses the information collected to determine whether a common law marriage was valid under the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of the marriage or under the law of the place where the parties resided when the right to benefits accrued. 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 October 1, 2007, at page 55861. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Annual Burden: 2,708 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,500. Dated: February 12, 2008. By direction of the Secretary. Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E8–3245 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:34 Feb 20, 2008 Jkt 214001 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the National Research Advisory Council will hold a meeting on Monday, April 14, 2008 in Room 900 at the Greenhoot Cohen Building, 1722 Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Council is to provide external advice and review for VA’s research mission. The April 14 meeting agenda will include a review of the VA research portfolio. The Council will also provide feedback on the direction/focus of VA’s research initiatives. Any member of the public who expects to attend the meeting or wants additional information should contact Jay A Freedman, PhD, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 254–0267. Oral comments from the public will not be accepted at the meeting. Written statement or comments should be transmitted electronically to jay.freedman@va.gov or mailed to Dr. Freedman at Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development (12), 810 Vermont Avenue, Washington, DC 20420. Dated: February 14, 2008. By Direction of the Secretary. E. Philip Riggin, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 08–782 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–M DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Privacy Act of 1974 AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Notice of amendment to system of records. ACTION: SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 522a (e), requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that VA is amending the system of records entitled ‘‘Center for Veterans Enterprise VA VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP)’’ (123VA00VE) as set forth in the Federal Register 68 FR 26685. VA is amending the system by revising the System Name, Categories PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of Individuals Covered by the System, Categories of Records in the System, Authority for Maintenance of the System, Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, including Categories of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses, Retrievability, and Safeguards. VA is also adding data elements to the System Notice required by the Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook. VA is republishing the system notice in its entirety. DATES: Comments on the amendment of this system of records must be received no later than March 24, 2008. If no public comment is received, the amended system will become effective March 24, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to the Director, Regulations Management (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. Copies of comments received will be available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for an appointment. In addition, during the comment period, comments may be viewed online through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Mortimer II (00VE), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, telephone number (202) 303–3260 ext 5246. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Description of the Proposed Amendments to System of Records ‘‘Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) VA VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP)’’ (123VA00VE) The Department of Veterans Affairs is amending the VetBiz system of records notice to implement legal requirements that became applicable to the system since the last publication of the system notice by the Agency. The legal requirements are imposed by legislation and government-wide direction of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as paragraph 3.12 of the Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook. In December 2006, Congress enacted the Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Act), Public Law 109–461, 120 Stat. 3403. Section 502(a)(1) of the Act created a new section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, 38 U.S.C. 8127. E:\FR\FM\21FEN1.SGM 21FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9619-9620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3245]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0114]


Agency Information Collection Activities (Statement of Marital 
Relationship) 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

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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 March 24, 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. 2900-0114'' 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-
0114.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Marital Relationship, VA Form 21-4170.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0114.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-4170 is completed by individuals claiming to 
be common law widows/widowers of deceased veterans and by veterans and 
their claimed common law spouses to establish marital status. VA uses 
the information collected to determine whether a common law marriage 
was valid under the law of the place where the parties resided at the 
time of the marriage or under the law of the place where the parties 
resided when the right to benefits accrued.
    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 October 1, 2007, at page 55861.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,708 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,500.

    Dated: February 12, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-3245 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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