Agency Information Collection Activity: Verification of Eligibility for Burial in a National Cemetery, 45961 [2020-16506]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 147 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16506]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0232]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Verification of 
Eligibility for Burial in a National Cemetery

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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 National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 
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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Verification of Eligibility for Burial in a National 
Cemetery.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0232.
    Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA requires applicants for national cemetery burial to 
provide information to verify eligibility for burial in a national 
cemetery, to schedule interment and to provide services requested by 
the decedent's family or personal representative. This information is 
also used for planning and scheduling cemetery services and to provide 
for specific requests from family members or the personal 
representative.
    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 published at Volume 85, No. 92, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, page 
28138.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 33,750.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 135,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance, and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-16506 Filed 7-29-20; 8:45 am]
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