Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Assumption Approval and/or Release From Personal Liability to the Government on a Home Loan

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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 66406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21454]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0110]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for 
Assumption Approval and/or Release From Personal Liability to the 
Government on a Home Loan

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 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 and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by November 19, 2026.

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. 2900-0110.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2573647577646553440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6432253436252412054a030b12">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for Assumption Approval and/or Release from 
Personal Liability to the Government on a Home Loan.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0110 <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 26-6381, Application for Assumption Approval and/
or Release from Personal Liability to the Government on a Home Loan is 
completed by Veterans who are selling their homes by assumption rather 
than requiring purchasers to obtain their own financing to pay off the 
loan. The data furnished on the form is essential to determinations for 
assumption approval, release of liability, and substitution of 
entitlement in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 3713(a) and 3714 and 
3702(b)(2). The respondent count increased from 1,000 to 5,000, which 
also increased the annual burden hours from 167 hours to 835 hours. 
This was due to the increasing number of assumptions due to the 
availability of assumable low-interest rate loans in the currently 
high-interest rate environment.
    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 insert citation date 91 FR 52403, August 
13, 2026
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 835 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-Time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000 per annual.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Shunda Willis,
Alternate, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information and 
Technology, Office of Data Governance and Analytics, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-21454 Filed 10-19-26; 8:45 am]
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