Agency Information Collection (Request for Employment Information in Connection With Claim for Disability Benefits) Activity Under OMB Review, 49852 [2014-19996]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 49852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19996]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0065]


Agency Information Collection (Request for Employment Information 
in Connection With Claim for Disability Benefits) Activity Under OMB 
Review

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 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits 
Administration (VBA), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 22, 2014.

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-
0665'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may 
be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
crystal.rennie@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0665'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Employment Information in Connection with Claim 
for Disability Benefits, VA Form 21-4192.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0065.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-4192 is used to request employment information 
from a claimant's employer. The collected data is used to determine the 
claimant's eligibility for increased disability benefits based on 
unemployability.
    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 on May 30, 2014, at pages 31182-31183 .
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.

    Dated: August 19, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-19996 Filed 8-21-14; 8:45 am]
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