# Agency Information Collection Activity: Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter
**AGENCY:**
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**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 March 24, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
Comments must be submitted through *www.regulations.gov.*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Program-Specific information: Kendra McCleave, 202-461-9760, *[email protected].*
*VA PRA information:* Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, *[email protected]* .
**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 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:* Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter.
*OMB Control Number:* 2900-0253. *https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch* (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
*Type of Review:* Extension without Change of a Currently Approved Collection.
*Abstract:* VA Form 26-8736a, The Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination of Credit Underwriter information collection is used to evaluate loans proposed for guaranteed financing under 38 U.S.C. 3710. VA Form 26-8736a supplements lender's application for automatic lending authority pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3702(d)(3). Information collected aids determination and final action on lender's application. Section 3702(d) allows for certain lenders to make automatically guaranteed housing loans under 38 U.S.C. chapter 37. 38 U.S.C. 3702(d).
*Affected Public:* Individuals and households.
*Estimated Annual Burden:* 500 hours.
*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:* 20 minutes.
*Frequency of Response:* One time.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 1,500 per annually.
*Authority:* 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.*
Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.