[Federal Register: December 23, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 246)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0036]

 
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 January 22, 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. 2900-0036.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Statement of Disappearance, VA Form 21-1775.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0036.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., Section 108, requires a formal 
presumption of death when a veteran has been missing for seven years. 
VA Form 21-1775 is used to gather the necessary information to 
determine if a decision of presumptive

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death can be made for benefit payment purposes.
    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 14, 1998 at page 49156.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 2 hours and 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    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. 2900-0036'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 20, 1998.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33960 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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