[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 29826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2591]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0116]


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. 3501-3521), 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 June 23, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-
mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0116.''
    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. 
2900-0116'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notice to Department of Veterans Affairs of Veteran or 
Beneficiary Incarcerated in Penal Institution, VA Form 21-4193.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0116.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The data collected on VA Form 21-4193 is used to 
determine whether a beneficiary's VA compensation or pension rate 
should be reduced or terminated when he or she is incarcerated in a 
penal institution in excess of 60 days after conviction.
    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 January 11, 2005, at pages 1935-1936.
    Affected Public: Federal government, and State, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 416 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,664.

    Dated: May 10, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cindy Stewart,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2591 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am]
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