Notice2022-20347
Agency Information Collection Activity: Offer To Purchase and Contract of Sale; Credit Statement of Prospective Purchaser; and Addendum To Offer To Purchase and Contract of Sale (VIRGINIA)
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Published
September 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57753-57754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20347]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0029]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Offer To Purchase and
Contract of Sale; Credit Statement of Prospective Purchaser; and
Addendum To Offer To Purchase and Contract of Sale (VIRGINIA)
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 November 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at <a href="https://www.Regulations.gov">https://www.Regulations.gov</a> or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#57393639342e793c3224243e3930322517213679303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e38d828d809acd888690908a8d848691a39582cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0029'' in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82efe3f0ebe0e7eeace3f2edecf6e7c2f4e3ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e333f2c373c3b32703f2e31302a3b1e283f70393128">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0029'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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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.
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: VA Form 26-6705, Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale; VA
Form 26-6705b, Credit Statement of Prospective Purchaser; and VA Form
26-6705d, Addendum to Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale
(Virginia).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0029.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 3720(a)(5) and (6), the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acquires properties for sale to the
general public utilizing a private Service Provider. Without this
collection, a determination of the best offer for a property and the
highest net return/cash equivalent value HNR/CEV could not be made to
determine the most financially advantageous purchase offer to VA (VA
Form 26-6705); the creditworthiness of a prospective buyer could not be
determined and the offer to purchase could not be accepted (VA Form 26-
6705b or FNMA1003; and, proper acknowledgment of State law by the buyer
at or prior to closing would not be made (VA Form 26-6705d)).
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 17,458 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes and 5 minutes
(average 15 minutes between the three forms).
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53,500.
By direction of the Secretary:
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt) Office of Enterprise and Integration/
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-20347 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
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