[Federal Register: July 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 130)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0249]

 
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 August 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0249.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Loan Service Report, VA Form 26-6808.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0249.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-6808 is completed by Loan Service 
Representatives during the course of personal contacts with delinquent 
obligors. The information documented on the form is necessary for VA to 
determine whether loan default is insoluble or whether the obligor has 
reasonable prospects for curing the default and maintaining the 
mortgage obligation in the future.
    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 April 20, 2001, at pages 20351--20352.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 27,083 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 65,000.
    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. 
2900-0249'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 27, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
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