Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-16103 · OMB Control No. 2900-0165

Summary

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of Management, 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 August 1, 2012.

Supplementary Information

Title: Financial Status Report, VA Form 5655. OMB Control Number: 2900-0165. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 5655 to report their financial status. VA uses the data collected to determine the claimant's eligibility for a waiver of collection, setup a payment plan or for the acceptance of a compromise offer on their VA benefit debt. 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 April 12, 2012, at page 22068. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Annual Burden: 57,155 hours. Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 hour. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,155. Dated: June 27, 2012. By direction of the Secretary. Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. [FR Doc. 2012-16103 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]