Notice2025-18702

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for a Certificate of Eligibility for VA Home Loan Benefits

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Published
September 26, 2025

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Veterans Affairs Department

Abstract

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veteran 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 185 (Friday, September 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 46465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18702]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0086]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request 
for a Certificate of Eligibility for VA Home Loan Benefits

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veteran 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 and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by October 27, 2025.

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection, please type the following link into your 
browser: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, select ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'', then search the list for the 
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0086.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 
202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1f7e0f1f3e0e1d7c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47110617150607312669202831">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Request for a Certificate of 
Eligibility for VA Home Loan Benefit.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0086, <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 26-1880 is used by VA to determine an applicant's 
eligibility for Loan Guaranty benefits, and the amount of entitlement 
available. This form is also used in restoration of entitlement cases. 
The buyer must also meet the occupancy and income and credit 
requirements of the law. The restoration of an entitlements is not 
automatic; an applicant must apply for it by completing VA Form 26-
1880. The Secretary is required by 38 U.S.C. 3702(a), (b), and (c) to 
determine the applicant's eligibility for Loan Guaranty benefits, 
compute the amount of entitlement, and document the certificate with 
the amount and type of guaranty used and the amount, if any, remaining. 
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 90 FR 35381, July 25, 2025.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 90,625.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 362,500.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Shunda Willis,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.), Office of Enterprise and 
Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-18702 Filed 9-25-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P


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