Proposed Information Collection (Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals) Activity Comment Request, 71506-71507 [2014-27848]
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OMB Number: 1545–1424.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Form 1099–C—Cancellation of
Debt
Form: 1099–C
Abstract: Form 1099–C is used for
reporting canceled debt, as required by
section 6050P of the Internal Revenue
Code. It is used to verify that debtors are
correctly reporting their income.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other For-Profit
Institutions.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
854,892.
OMB Number: 1545–1491.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: T.D. 8746—Amortizable Bond
Premium.
Abstract: This regulation addresses
the tax treatment of bond premium. The
regulation provides that a holder may
make an election to amortize bond
premium by offsetting interest income
with bond premium, and the holder
must attach a statement to their tax
return providing certain information.
The regulation also provides that a
taxpayer may receive automatic consent
to change its method of accounting for
premium provided the taxpayer attaches
a statement to its tax return. The
information requested is necessary for
the IRS to determine whether an issuer
or a holder has changed its method of
accounting for premium.
Affected Public: Private sector:
Business or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,500.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0085]
Proposed Information Collection
(Appeal to Board of Veterans’ Appeals)
Activity Comment Request
Board of Veterans’ Appeals,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Board of Veterans’
Appeals (BVA), 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
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concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
revision of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on the
information needed to process appeals
for denial of VA benefits.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before February 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
the Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Sue Hamlin, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
(01C2), Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20420 or email sue.hamlin@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0085’’ in any correspondence. During
the comment period, comments may be
viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue
Hamlin at (202) 632–5100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521), 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, BVA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of BVA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of BVA’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.
Titles:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’
Appeals, VA Form 9.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a
Representative.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing
Date.
d. Motions for Reconsideration.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0085.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’
Appeals, VA Form 9, may be used by
appellants to complete their appeal to
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the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA)
from a denial of VA benefits. The
information is used by BVA to identify
the issues in dispute and prepare a
decision responsive to the appellant’s
contentions and the legal and factual
issues raised.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a
Representative: When the appellant’s
representative withdraws from a case,
both the appellant and the BVA must be
informed so that the appellant’s rights
may be adequately protected and so that
the BVA may meet its statutory
obligations to provide notice to the
current representative.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing
Date: VA provides hearings to
appellants and their representatives, as
required by basic Constitutional dueprocess and by Title 38 U.S.C. 7107(b).
From time to time, hearing dates and/or
times are changed, hearing requests
withdrawn and new hearings requested
after failure to appear at a scheduled
hearing. The information is used to
comply with the appellants’ or their
representatives’ requests.
d. Motions for Reconsideration:
Decisions by BVA are final unless the
Chairman orders reconsideration of the
decision either on the Chairman’s
initiative, or upon motion of a claimant.
The Board Chairman, or his designee,
uses the information provided in
deciding whether reconsideration of a
Board decision should be granted.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Business or other for profit,
and Not for profit institutions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’
Appeals, VA Form 9—50,941 hours.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a
Representative—183 hours.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing
Date—1,343 hours.
d. Motions for Reconsideration—642
hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’
Appeals, VA Form 9—1 hour.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a
Representative—20 minutes.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing
Date—15 minutes (hearing date change),
15 minutes (request to withdraw a
hearing),—1 hour (requests change a
motion).
d. Motions for Reconsideration—1
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’
Appeals, VA Form 9—50,941
b. Withdrawal of Services by a
Representative—550.
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c. Request for Changes in Hearing
Date—3,070.
d. Motions for Reconsideration—642.
Dated: November 20, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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Allowance for Private Purchase of an
Outer Burial Receptacle in Lieu of a
Government-Furnished Graveliner for
a Grave in a VA National Cemetery
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is updating the monetary
allowance payable for qualifying
interments that occur during calendar
year 2015, which applies toward the
private purchase of an outer burial
receptacle (or ‘‘graveliner’’) for use in a
VA national cemetery. The allowance is
equal to the average cost of Governmentfurnished graveliners less any
administrative costs to VA. The purpose
of this Notice is to notify interested
parties of the average cost of
Government-furnished graveliners,
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administrative costs that relate to
processing and paying the allowance
and the amount of the allowance
payable for qualifying interments that
occur during calendar year 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tamula Jones, Budget Operations and
Field Support Division, National
Cemetery Administration, Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420.
Telephone: 202–461–6688 (this is not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
2306(e)(3) and (4) of title 38, United
States Code authorizes VA to provide a
monetary allowance for the private
purchase of an outer burial receptacle
for use in a VA national cemetery where
its use is authorized. The allowance for
qualified interments that occur during
calendar year 2015 is the average cost of
Government-furnished graveliners in
fiscal year 2014, less the administrative
costs incurred by VA in processing and
paying the allowance in lieu of the
Government-furnished graveliner.
The average cost of Governmentfurnished graveliners is determined by
taking VA’s total cost during a fiscal
year for single-depth graveliners that
were procured for placement at the time
of interment and dividing it by the total
number of such graveliners procured by
VA during that fiscal year. The
calculation excludes both graveliners
procured and pre-placed in gravesites as
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part of cemetery gravesite development
projects and all double-depth
graveliners. Using this method of
computation, the average cost was
determined to be $327.00 for fiscal year
2014.
The administrative costs incurred by
VA consist of those costs that relate to
processing and paying an allowance in
lieu of the Government-furnished
graveliner. These costs have been
determined to be $9.00 for calendar year
2015.
The allowance payable for qualifying
interments occurring during calendar
year 2015, therefore, is $318.00.
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose
D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on November 24, 2014, for
publication.
Dated: November 25, 2014.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy
& Management, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0085]
Proposed Information Collection (Appeal to Board of Veterans'
Appeals) Activity Comment Request
AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA), 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 revision of a
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the
information needed to process appeals for denial of VA benefits.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before February 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at
www.Regulations.gov or to Sue Hamlin, Board of Veterans' Appeals
(01C2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420 or email sue.hamlin@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-0085'' in any correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Hamlin at (202) 632-5100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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, BVA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of BVA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of BVA'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.
Titles:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date.
d. Motions for Reconsideration.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0085.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9, may be used by
appellants to complete their appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals
(BVA) from a denial of VA benefits. The information is used by BVA to
identify the issues in dispute and prepare a decision responsive to the
appellant's contentions and the legal and factual issues raised.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative: When the appellant's
representative withdraws from a case, both the appellant and the BVA
must be informed so that the appellant's rights may be adequately
protected and so that the BVA may meet its statutory obligations to
provide notice to the current representative.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date: VA provides hearings to
appellants and their representatives, as required by basic
Constitutional due-process and by Title 38 U.S.C. 7107(b). From time to
time, hearing dates and/or times are changed, hearing requests
withdrawn and new hearings requested after failure to appear at a
scheduled hearing. The information is used to comply with the
appellants' or their representatives' requests.
d. Motions for Reconsideration: Decisions by BVA are final unless
the Chairman orders reconsideration of the decision either on the
Chairman's initiative, or upon motion of a claimant. The Board
Chairman, or his designee, uses the information provided in deciding
whether reconsideration of a Board decision should be granted.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for
profit, and Not for profit institutions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9--50,941 hours.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative--183 hours.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date--1,343 hours.
d. Motions for Reconsideration--642 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9--1 hour.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative--20 minutes.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date--15 minutes (hearing date
change), 15 minutes (request to withdraw a hearing),--1 hour (requests
change a motion).
d. Motions for Reconsideration--1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9--50,941
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative--550.
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c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date--3,070.
d. Motions for Reconsideration--642.
Dated: November 20, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-27848 Filed 12-1-14; 8:45 am]
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