[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30833-30834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2710]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0658]


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 June 27, 2005.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0658.''
    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. 
2900-0658'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Lender Appraisal Processing Program Certification, VA Form 
26-0785.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0658.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Lenders complete VA Form 26-0785 to nominate employees 
for approval as a VA approved Staff Appraisal Reviewer (SAR). Once 
approved, SAR's will have the authority to review real estate 
appraisals and to issue notices of values on behalf of VA. VA uses the 
information colleted to perform oversight of work delegated to lenders 
responsible for making guaranteed VA loans.
    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 February 15, 2005, at page 7794-7795.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 83 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.

    Dated: May 20, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2710 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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