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BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0153] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs ACTION: Notice. 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 28, 2002. 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)273-8015, FAX
(202)273-5981 or e-mail: *denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov.* Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0153.” SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Disability Benefits Questionnaire, VA Forms 29-8313 and 29-8313-1. *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0153. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* The forms are used by the policyholder to report conditions needed to continue disability insurance benefits. The information is used by VA to determine the insured's continuous entitlement to disability insurance benefits. 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 17, 2001, at page 48077. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 15,000 hours. *Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:* 15 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 60,000. 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. 2900-0153” in any correspondence. Dated: December 11, 2001. By direction of the Secretary Donald L. Neilson, Director, Information Management Service. [FR Doc. 01-31825 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]