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funds will be made available for capital
improvements under this NOFA.
(3) Each program receiving Special
Need funding will have a liaison
appointed from a nearby VA medical
facility to provide oversight and monitor
services provided to homeless Veterans
in the program.
(4) Monitoring will include at a
minimum, a quarterly review of each
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performance goals, including the
applicant’s internal goals and objectives
in helping Veterans attain housing
stability, adequate income support, and
self-sufficiency as identified in each
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Monitoring will also include a review of
the agency’s income and expenses as
they relate to this project to ensure
payment is accurate.
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in the VA’s national program
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of these housing outcomes for each
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the funding from previous Special Need
awards should contact the VA Homeless
Providers GPD Program Office prior to
application.
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governing the GPD Program is available
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Luvenia Potts,
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of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of the Secretary, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0474]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Create Payment Request for
the VA Funding Fee Payment System
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before April 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0474’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green, (202) 421–1354 or
email Danny.Green2@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0474’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, 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
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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.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Create Payment Request for the
VA Funding Fee Payment System (VA
Form 26–8986).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0474.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: A funding fee must be paid
to VA before a loan can be guaranteed.
The funding fee is payable on all VAguaranteed loans, i.e., Assumptions,
Manufactured Housing, Refinances, and
Real Estate purchase and construction
loans. The funding fee is not required
from veterans who are eligible purple
heart recipients, veterans who are in
receipt of compensation for serviceconnected disability, veterans in receipt
of compensation for service-connected
disability, or veterans who, but for
receipt of retirement pay, would be
entitled to receive compensation for
their service-connected disability. Loans
made to the unmarried surviving
spouses of veterans (who have died in
service or from service-connected
disability) are exempted from payment
of the funding fee, regardless of whether
the spouse has his/her own eligibility,
provided that the spouse has used his/
her eligibility to obtain a VA-guaranteed
loan. For a loan to be eligible for
guaranty, lenders’ must provide a copy
of the Funding Fee Receipt or evidence
the veteran is exempt from the
requirement of paying the funding fee.
The receipt is computer generated and
mailed to the lender ID number address
that was entered into an Automated
Clearing House (ACH) service.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 13,334
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 2 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0474]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Create Payment Request
for the VA Funding Fee Payment System
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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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.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before April 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0474'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, (202) 421-1354 or
email [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0474'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, 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.
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Create Payment Request for the VA Funding Fee Payment System
(VA Form 26-8986).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0474.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: A funding fee must be paid to VA before a loan can be
guaranteed. The funding fee is payable on all VA-guaranteed loans,
i.e., Assumptions, Manufactured Housing, Refinances, and Real Estate
purchase and construction loans. The funding fee is not required from
veterans who are eligible purple heart recipients, veterans who are in
receipt of compensation for service-connected disability, veterans in
receipt of compensation for service-connected disability, or veterans
who, but for receipt of retirement pay, would be entitled to receive
compensation for their service-connected disability. Loans made to the
unmarried surviving spouses of veterans (who have died in service or
from service-connected disability) are exempted from payment of the
funding fee, regardless of whether the spouse has his/her own
eligibility, provided that the spouse has used his/her eligibility to
obtain a VA-guaranteed loan. For a loan to be eligible for guaranty,
lenders' must provide a copy of the Funding Fee Receipt or evidence the
veteran is exempt from the requirement of paying the funding fee. The
receipt is computer generated and mailed to the lender ID number
address that was entered into an Automated Clearing House (ACH)
service.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 13,334 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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