[Federal Register: September 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 178)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0041]

 
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. 3501-21), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 14, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., or e-mail denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0041.'' Send comments and recommendations concerning any 
aspect of the information collection 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. 2900-0041'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Compliance Inspection Report, VA Form 26-1839.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0041.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used by fee compliance inspectors to report 
acceptability of residential construction and conformity with standards 
prescribed for new housing proposed as security for loans guaranty. VA 
uses the information to determine whether completion of all onsite and 
offsite improvements are completed in accordance with plans and 
specifications used in the appraisal of the property.
    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 June 15, 2004, at page 33468.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,875 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,500.

    Dated: September 2, 2004.
By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell, Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-20742 Filed 9-14-04; 8:45 am]

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