Agency Information Collection Activity: Student Beneficiary Report-Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS), 35154 [2021-14037]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 35154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14037]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0399]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Student Beneficiary 
Report--Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS)

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 
reinstatement of a currently approved 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 August 30, 2021.

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 Administration (20M33), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0399'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0399'' in any correspondence.

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: 38 U.S.C. 5101; 38 CFR 3.812.
    Title: Student Beneficiary Report--Restored Entitlement Program for 
Survivors (REPS) (VA Form 21P-8938-1).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0399.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: A claimant's eligibility for needs-based pension programs 
are determined in part by countable family income and certain 
deductible expenses. Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) 
is a benefit payable to certain surviving spouses and dependent 
children of deceased Veterans who died in service prior to August 13, 
1981 or died as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or 
aggravated prior to August 13, 1981. In these situations, VBA uses VA 
Form 21P-8938-1 Student Beneficiary Report--Restored Entitlement 
Program for Survivors (REPS), to verify beneficiaries receiving REPS 
benefits based on school-aged child status, are in fact enrolled full-
time in an approved school and are otherwise eligible for continue 
benefits under REPS. Without this information, determination of 
eligibility would not be possible.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate) Office of Enterprise and 
Integration/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-14037 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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