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soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at Vol. 81,
No. 249, Wednesday, December 28,
2016, pages 95734 and 95735.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20,000.
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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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0813]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Knee and Lower
Leg Conditions Disability Benefits
Questionnaire (VA Form 21–0960M–9)
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 April 6, 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. 2900–0813’’ 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 cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB

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Control No. 2900–0813’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: (Knee and Lower Leg
Conditions Disability Benefits
Questionnaire (VA Form 21–0960M–9).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0813.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21–0960M–9 is
used to gather necessary information
from a claimant’s treating physician
regarding the results of medical
examinations.
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 Vol. 81,
No. 249, Wednesday, December 28,
2016, pages 95734.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017–04427 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0474]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Create Payment Request for
the VA Funding Fee Payment System
(VA Form 26–8986)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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) or
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension, of a previously approved
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expired, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
This notice solicits comments on
information needed to exempt a veteran
from paying a funding fee.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before May 8, 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 Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0474’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
FAX (202) 632–8925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–21), 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.
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: 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
compensation for service connected
disability or veterans in receipt of

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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,
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loan. For a loan to be eligible for
guaranty, lender’s 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.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 13,334
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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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