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BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0501] 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 July 3, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 2900-0501.” 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. 2900-0501” in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance Inquiry, VA Form 29-0543. *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0501. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* VA Form 29-0543 is used to report any recent changes in the status of a veteran's mortgage insured under the Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI). VMLI is automatically terminated when the mortgage is no longer in the veteran's name. The information collected is used to maintain VMLI accounts. 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 March 7, 2002, at pages 10486—10487. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 45 hours. *Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:* 5 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 540. Dated: May 13, 2002. By direction of the Secretary. Genie McCully, Acting Director, Information Management Service. [FR Doc. 02-13751 Filed 5-31-02; 8:45 am]