Agency Information Collection Activity: Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or Special Adaptation Grant, 28492-28493 [2018-13100]

Download as PDF 28492 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 19, 2018 / Notices changes to the notice are necessary. This matching program will be valid for 18 months from the effective date of this notice. Written comments may be submitted through www.Regulations.gov by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, Regulations Management (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026 (not a toll-free number). Comments should indicate that they are submitted in response to Matching Program IRS/VA. Copies of comments received will be available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 1063B, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for an appointment. (This is not a toll-free number.) In addition, during the comment period, comments may be viewed online through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LeRoy F. Garcia, Acting Director, Health Eligibility Center, (404) 848–5300 (this is not a toll free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs has statutory authorization under 38 U.S.C. 5317, 38 U.S.C. 5106, 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)(viii) and 5 U.S.C. 552a to establish matching agreements and request and use income information from other agencies for purposes of verification of income for determining eligibility for benefits. 38 U.S.C. 1710(a)(2)(G), 1710(a)(3), and 1710(b) identify those veterans whose basic eligibility for medical care benefits is dependent upon their financial status. Eligibility for nonservice-connected and zero percent noncompensable serviceconnected veterans is determined based on the veteran’s inability to defray the expenses for necessary care as defined in 38 U.S.C. 1722. This determination can affect their responsibility to participate in the cost of their care through copayments and their assignment to an enrollment priority group. The goal of this match is to obtain IRS unearned income information data needed for the income verification process. The VA records involved in the match are ‘‘Income Verification Records—VA’’ (89VA10NB). The IRS records are from the Information Return Master File (IRMF) Process File, Treas/IRS 22.061, through the Disclosure of Information to Federal, State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) program. A copy of this notice daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Jun 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 has been sent to both Houses of Congress and OMB. Participating Agencies: Department of Veterans Affairs/Veteran HealthAdministration and Internal Revenue Service. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: This agreement is executed under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 552a, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder. Legal authority for the disclosures under this agreement is 38 U.S.C. 5106 and 5317, and 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)(viii). Under 38 U.S.C. 1710, VA/VHA has a statutory obligation to collect income information from certain applicants for medical care and to use that income data to determine the appropriate eligibility category for the applicant’s medical care. 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7) authorizes the disclosure of tax return information with respect to net earnings from selfemployment and wages, as defined by relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), to Federal, state, and local agencies administering certain benefit programs under Title 38 of the U.S.C. Purpose(s): To identify and verify those veterans whose basic eligibility for medical care benefits is dependent upon their financial status and ensure they are in the correct Priority Group and copayment status. Categories of Individuals: Nonserviceconnected and zero percent noncompensable service-connected veterans who are in Priority Group 5 based on their inability to defray the expenses for necessary care as defined in 38 U.S.C. 1722. Categories of Records: The VA records involved in the match are ‘‘Income Verification Records—VA’’ (89VA10NB). The IRS will provide return information with respect to unearned income from the Information Return Master File (IRMF) Process File, Treas/IRS 22.061. System(s) of Records: VHA’s System of Records entitled ‘‘Income Verification Records—VA’’ (89VA10NB) (Routine use nineteen (19)), as published at 73 FR 26192 (May 8, 2008), and updated at 78 FR 76897 (December 19, 2013). IRS will extract return information with respect to unearned income from the Information Return Master File (IRMF) Processing File, Treas/IRS 22.061, as published at 80 FR 54081 (September 8, 2015), through the Disclosure of Information to Federal, State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) program. PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Signing Authority The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, 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. John Buck, Director for the Office of Privacy, Information and Identity Protection, Department of Veterans Affairs approved this document on June 13, 2018 for publication. Dated: June 14, 2018. Kathleen M. Manwell, Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy, Information and Identity Protection, Quality, Privacy and Risk, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018–13135 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0132] Agency Information Collection Activity: Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or Special Adaptation Grant Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Loan Guaranty Service, 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. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before July 19, 2018. 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. 2900–0132’’ in any correspondence. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 19, 2018 / Notices daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 5870 or email cynthia.harvey-pryor@ va.gov Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0132’’ in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 38 U.S.C. 2108. Title: Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or Special Adaptation Grant. OMB Control Number: 2900–0132. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., chapter 21, authorizes a VA program of grants for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans or servicemembers. Section 2101(a) of this chapter specifically VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Jun 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 outlines those determinations that must be made by VA before such grant is approved for a particular veteran or servicemember. VA Form 26–4555 is used to gather the necessary information to determine Veteran eligibility for the SAH or SHA grant. 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 83 FR 12654 on March 22, 2018, pages 12654– 12655. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 28493 Affected Public: Individuals and households. Estimated Annual Burden: 1,166 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes. Frequency of Response: One time. Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000 per year. By direction of the Secretary. Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018–13100 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28492-28493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13100]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0132]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application in Acquiring 
Specially Adapted Housing or Special Adaptation Grant

AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service, 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 Loan Guaranty Service, 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 must be submitted on or before July 19, 2018.

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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0132'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of 
Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of

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Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0132'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 2108.
    Title: Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or 
Special Adaptation Grant.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0132.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., chapter 21, authorizes a VA program of 
grants for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans or 
servicemembers. Section 2101(a) of this chapter specifically outlines 
those determinations that must be made by VA before such grant is 
approved for a particular veteran or servicemember. VA Form 26-4555 is 
used to gather the necessary information to determine Veteran 
eligibility for the SAH or SHA grant.
    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 83 FR 12654 on March 22, 2018, pages 
12654-12655.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,166 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000 per year.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-13100 Filed 6-18-18; 8:45 am]
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