Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Chapter 23 Burial Benefits, 46095-46096 [2021-17534]
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Agency Information Collection
Activity: Request for Substitution of
Claimant Upon Death of Claimant (VA
Form 21P–0847)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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
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 October 18, 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
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0740’’ 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 maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0740’’
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. 5121A.
Title: Request for Substitution of
Claimant Upon Death of Claimant.
SUMMARY:
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OMB Control Number: 2900–0740.
Type of Review: Extension Without
Change of a Previously Approved
Collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P–0847 is used
to allow claimants to request
substitution for a claimant, who passed
away, prior to VA processing a claim to
completion. This is only allowed when
a claimant dies while a claim or appeal
for any benefit under a law
administered by the VA is pending. The
substitute claimant would be eligible to
receive accrued benefits due a deceased
claimant under Section 5121(a).
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application for Chapter 23
Burial Benefits
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
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 October 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
SUMMARY:
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Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (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–NEW’’ 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 maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’
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. 23; 38 U.S.C.
2302.
Title: Application for Chapter 23
Burial Benefits.
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: Request for a NEW
control number.
Abstract: A claimant’s eligibility for
needs-based pension programs are
determined in part by countable family
income and certain deductible
expenses. Under the authority of 38
U.S.C. Chapter 23 ‘‘Burial Benefits,’’
including 38 U.S.C. 2302, VA uses the
information provided on VA Form 21P–
530EZ to evaluate respondents’
eligibility for monetary burial benefits,
including the burial allowance, plot or
internment allowance, and
transportation reimbursement. In these
situations, VBA uses VA Form 21P–
530EZ Application for Burial Benefits,
to gather information that is necessary
to determine eligibility for incomebased benefits and the rate payable;
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without this information, determination
of eligibility would not be possible. The
program office submits 21P–530EZ
(Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23) as a new
form for electronic submissions
(automation).
The program office requests removal
of the 21P–530EZ (Under 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 23), from the 2900–0003 series,
as the form should have been submitted
as a new form and the name has
changed, requiring a separate control
number.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 70,000
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
140,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Agency Information Collection
Activity: Agency Information
Collection Activity: Veterans Mortgage
Life Insurance Inquiry
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Benefits
Administrations, 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
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on information
needed from Veterans for the proper
maintenance of Veterans Mortgage Life
Insurance accounts.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before October 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
SUMMARY:
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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
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0501’’ 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 maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0501’’
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: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Veterans Mortgage Life
Insurance Inquiry (VA Form 29–0543).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0501.
Type of Review: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: The Veterans Mortgage Life
Insurance Inquiry solicits information
needed from Veterans for the proper
maintenance of Veterans Mortgage Life
Insurance accounts. The form is
authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2106 and 38
CFR 8a.3(e).
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Chapter
23 Burial Benefits
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 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 October 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to
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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-NEW'' 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-NEW'' 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. 23; 38 U.S.C. 2302.
Title: Application for Chapter 23 Burial Benefits.
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
Type of Review: Request for a NEW control number.
Abstract: A claimant's eligibility for needs-based pension programs
are determined in part by countable family income and certain
deductible expenses. Under the authority of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23
``Burial Benefits,'' including 38 U.S.C. 2302, VA uses the information
provided on VA Form 21P-530EZ to evaluate respondents' eligibility for
monetary burial benefits, including the burial allowance, plot or
internment allowance, and transportation reimbursement. In these
situations, VBA uses VA Form 21P-530EZ Application for Burial Benefits,
to gather information that is necessary to determine eligibility for
income-based benefits and the rate payable; without this information,
determination of eligibility would not be possible. The program office
submits 21P-530EZ (Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23) as a new form for
electronic submissions (automation).
The program office requests removal of the 21P-530EZ (Under 38
U.S.C. Chapter 23), from the 2900-0003 series, as the form should have
been submitted as a new form and the name has changed, requiring a
separate control number.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 70,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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