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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 April 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administrations (20M33), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or
email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0020’’
in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green at (202) 421–1354.
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.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Designation of Beneficiary
Government Life Insurance VA Form
29–336 and Supplemental Designation
of Beneficiary Government Life
Insurance VA Form 29–336a.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0020.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: These forms are used by the
insured to designate beneficiaries and
select an optional settlement to be used
when the insurance matures by death.
The information is required to
determine the claimant’s eligibility to
receive the proceeds. The information
on the form is required by law, 38
U.S.C. Sections 1917, 1949 and 1952.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 13,917
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
83,500.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020–02755 Filed 2–11–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Rental and Utility Assistance for
Certain Low-Income Veteran Families
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Supportive Services for
Veteran Families (SSVF) Program has
enabled grantees to augment available
housing options for homeless Veterans
in high-rent burden communities by
increasing the rental assistance for up to
2 years before recertification. This
notice establishes locations where the
SSVF grantees can place Veterans in
housing with this rental subsidy.
DATES: SSVF grantees can place
Veterans in housing with the rental
subsidy described in title 38 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 62.34(a)(8),
effective October 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Kuhn, Homeless Program Office,
Supportive Services for Veteran
Families Program Office, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 632–8596. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
document published in the Federal
Register on August 28, 2019, the
Department of Veterans Affairs
published a final rule, which revised its
regulations that govern the SSVF
Program, which are authorized under
section 2044 of title 38 United States
Code and 84 Federal Register 45074.
This rule, which amended 38 CFR
62.34(a)(6) and (8), enables of SSVF
grantees to provide rental assistance in
certain areas where the limited
availability of affordable housing makes
it difficult to reduce a community’s
population of homeless Veterans.
Through the provision of these
subsidies, the pool of available housing
can be expanded as program
participants have access to a broader
rental market. Section 62.34(a)(8) states
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that extremely low-income Veteran
families and very low-income Veteran
families who meet the criteria of section
62.11 may be eligible to receive a rental
subsidy for a 2-year period without
recertification. Section 62.34(a)(8)
further states that the applicable
counties will be published annually in
the Federal Register. This notice
provides the eligible counties for Fiscal
Year 2020.
Locations: This rental subsidy will be
available in the District of Columbia and
the following counties:
California: Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Alameda, San Diego, Santa
Clara, Contra Costa, Kern, Imperial, San
Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Marin,
and San Mateo.
Washington: King.
Hawaii: Honolulu.
Illinois: Cook.
New York: New York, Bronx, Queens,
Kings, and Richmond.
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.
Pamela Powers, Chief of Staff,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on February 6,
2020, for publication.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office
of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of the Secretary, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020–02734 Filed 2–11–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Funding Availability: Homeless
Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of funding availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is announcing the
availability of 1-year renewal funding
for the 11 currently operational Fiscal
Year (FY) 2020 VA Homeless Providers
Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program
Special Need Grant recipients and their
collaborative VA Special Need partners
(as applicable) to submit renewal
applications for assistance under the
Special Need Grant component of VA’s
Homeless Providers GPD Program. The
focus of this NOFA is to encourage
applicants to continue services to the
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Rental and Utility Assistance for Certain Low-Income Veteran
Families
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program
has enabled grantees to augment available housing options for homeless
Veterans in high-rent burden communities by increasing the rental
assistance for up to 2 years before recertification. This notice
establishes locations where the SSVF grantees can place Veterans in
housing with this rental subsidy.
DATES: SSVF grantees can place Veterans in housing with the rental
subsidy described in title 38 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
62.34(a)(8), effective October 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Kuhn, Homeless Program
Office, Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program Office, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8596. (This is not a
toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a document published in the Federal
Register on August 28, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs
published a final rule, which revised its regulations that govern the
SSVF Program, which are authorized under section 2044 of title 38
United States Code and 84 Federal Register 45074. This rule, which
amended 38 CFR 62.34(a)(6) and (8), enables of SSVF grantees to provide
rental assistance in certain areas where the limited availability of
affordable housing makes it difficult to reduce a community's
population of homeless Veterans. Through the provision of these
subsidies, the pool of available housing can be expanded as program
participants have access to a broader rental market. Section
62.34(a)(8) states that extremely low-income Veteran families and very
low-income Veteran families who meet the criteria of section 62.11 may
be eligible to receive a rental subsidy for a 2-year period without
recertification. Section 62.34(a)(8) further states that the applicable
counties will be published annually in the Federal Register. This
notice provides the eligible counties for Fiscal Year 2020.
Locations: This rental subsidy will be available in the District of
Columbia and the following counties:
California: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alameda, San Diego, Santa
Clara, Contra Costa, Kern, Imperial, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange,
Marin, and San Mateo.
Washington: King.
Hawaii: Honolulu.
Illinois: Cook.
New York: New York, Bronx, Queens, Kings, and Richmond.
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. Pamela
Powers, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on February 6, 2020, for publication.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-02734 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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