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information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0747’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0747’’ in any
correspondence.
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Authority: Public Law 110–389, Section
221(a).

Title: Application for Disability
Compensation and Related
Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21–
526EZ).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0747.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21–526EZ is used
to collect the information needed to
process a fully developed claim for
disability compensation and related
compensation benefits. This form is
required as part of the FDC Program
Transformation Initiative.
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 at 82 FR
51, on March 17, 2017, pages 14276 and
14277.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 14,505.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 25 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
34,813.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0474]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Create Payment
Request for the VA Funding
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit 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 it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0474’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0474’’ in any
correspondence.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–21.

Title: Create Payment Request for the
VA Funding Fee Payment System (VA
Form 26–8986).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0474.
Type of Review: Revision of an
approved collection.
Abstract: Information is needed to
exempt a veteran from paying a funding
fee. A funding fee must be paid to VA
before a loan can be guaranteed. The
funding fee is payable on all VAguaranteed loans, i.e., Assumptions,
Manufactured Housing, Refinances, and
Real Estate purchase and construction
loans. The funding fee is not required
from veterans in receipt of

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compensation for service connected
disability or veterans in receipt of
compensation for service connected
disability of veterans who, but for
receipt of retirement pay, would be
entitled to receive compensation for
their service connected disability. Loans
made to the unmarried surviving
spouses of veterans (who have died in
service or from service connected
disability) are exempted from payment
of the funding fee, regardless of whether
the spouse has his/her own eligibility,
provided that the spouse has used his/
her eligibility to obtain a VA-guaranteed
loan. For a loan to be eligible for
guaranty, lenders must provide a copy
of the Funding Fee Receipt or evidence
the veteran is exempt from the
requirement of paying the funding fee.
The receipt is computer generated and
mailed to the lender ID number address
that was entered into an Automated
Clearing House (ACH) service.
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 at 82 FR
43 on March 7, 2017, pages 12919–
12920.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 13,333
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 2 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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[OMB Control No. 2900–0212]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Veterans Mortgage Life
Insurance Statement
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an

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opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on information
needed from veterans who have
received Specially Adapted Housing
Grants to decline Veterans Mortgage Life
Insurance (VMLI) or to provide
information upon which the insurance
premium can be based.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before July 31, 2017.

DATES:

Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administrations (20M33), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or
email to [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0212’’
in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through FDMS.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
FAX (202) 632–8925.
Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section 3506
(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.

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Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
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Title: Veterans Mortgage Life
Insurance Statement.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0212.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: This form is used by
Veterans who have received Specially
Adapted Housing Grants to decline
VMLI. The information on the form is
required by law, 38 U.S.C. Section 806.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0786]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (VR&E) Longitudinal
Study Survey
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before July 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
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[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0786’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
5870.
Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Public Law 110–389, Sec 334.

Title: Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (VR&E) Longitudinal
Study Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0786.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: As part of Public Law 110–
389, Vocational Rehabilitation &
Employment (VR&E) VetSuccess
Program is conducting a Longitudinal
Study of veterans participating in VR&E.
This study will take place over the next
20 years.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,333
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually
over the course of 20 years.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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