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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0094]

 
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. 2900-0094.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Supplement to VA Forms 21-526, 21-534, and 21-535 (For 
Philippine Claims), VA Form 21-4169.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0094.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., sections 101 and 6104 requires VA to 
ascertain from certain applicants service information, place of 
residence, evidence held by the applicant to prove service, and whether 
the applicant was a member of pro-Japanese, pro-German, or anti-
American Filipino organizations. The information collected is used in 
determining eligibility for benefits based on Commonwealth Army or 
recognized guerrilla service.
    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 11, 1998 at page 48787.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time for most beneficiaries.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 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. 2900-0094'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 18, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-2114 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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