[Federal Register: January 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 19)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0060]

 
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 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted 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 March 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0060.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles and Form Numbers

    a. Claim for Life Insurance Proceeds (NSLI & USGLI), VA Form 29-
4125.
    b. Claim for Monthly Installments (NSLI), VA Form 29-4125a.
    c. Claim for One Sum Payment (NSLI & USGLI),VA Form 29-4125b.
    d. Claim for Monthly Installments (USGLI), VA Form 29-4125k.
    e. Invitation and Claim for One Sum Payment (NSLI & USGLI), VA Form 
Letter 29-764.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0060.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The forms and form letter are used by beneficiaries 
applying for proceeds of Government Insurance policies. The information 
is used by VA to process the beneficiaries claim for payment of the 
insurance proceeds.
    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 13, 1998 at page 37625.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,938 hours.
    a. VA Form 29-4125--8,200 hours.
    b. VA Form 29-4125a--463 hours.
    c. VA Form 29-4125b--50 hours.
    d. VA Form 29-4125k--125 hours.
    e. FL 29-764--100 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent

    a. VA Form 29-4125--6 minutes.
    b. VA Form 29-4125a--15 minutes.
    c. VA Form 29-4125b--6 minutes.
    d. VA Form 29-4125k--15 minutes.
    e. FL 29-764--6 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 85,850.
    a. VA Form 29-4125--82,000
    b. VA Form 29-4125a--1,850
    c. VA Form 29-4125b--500
    d. VA Form 29-4125k--500
    e. FL 29-764--1,000
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0060'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 3, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
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