Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns for Burial of Unclaimed Remains in a National Cemetery or a VA-Funded State or Tribal Veterans' Cemetery, 73412-73413 [2021-27947]

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AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is updating the monetary reimbursement rates for caskets and urns purchased for interment in a VA national cemetery or a VA-funded state or tribal veterans’ cemetery of veterans who die with no known next of kin and where there are insufficient resources for furnishing a burial container. The purpose of this notice is to notify interested parties of the rates that will apply to reimbursement claims that occur during calendar year (CY) 2022. DATES: This notice is effective January 1, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Sowders, National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 4850 Lemay Ferry Road, Saint Louis, MO, 63129. The telephone number is 314–416–6369. This is not a toll-free number. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 245 / Monday, December 27, 2021 / Notices Section 2306(f) of title 38, United States Code, authorizes VA’s National Cemetery Administration to furnish a casket or urn for interment in a VA national cemetery or a VA-funded state or tribal veterans’ cemetery of the unclaimed remains of veterans for whom VA cannot identify a next of kin, and determines that sufficient financial resources for the furnishing of a casket or urn for burial are not available. VA established regulations to administer this authority as a reimbursement benefit in 38 CFR 38.628. In accordance with the regulation, reimbursement for a claim received in any CY will not exceed the average cost of a 20-gauge metal casket or a durable plastic urn during the fiscal year (FY) preceding the CY of the claim, as determined by VA. Average costs are based on market price analysis and previous year actual reimbursements for 20-gauge metal caskets, designed to contain human remains, with a gasketed seal, and external rails or handles. The same analysis is completed for durable plastic urns, designed to contain human remains, which include a secure closure to contain the cremated remains. Using this approach, in FY 2021, the average costs were determined to be $1,362.00 for caskets and $120.00 for urns. Accordingly, the maximum reimbursement rates payable for qualifying interments occurring during CY 2022 are $1,362.00 for caskets and $120.00 for urns. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Signing Authority Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on December 20, 2021, 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. Luvenia Potts, Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2021–27947 Filed 12–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Dec 23, 2021 Jkt 256001 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0629] Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Extended Care Services Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. 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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. 2900–0629’’ 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, VHA invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of VHA’s functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73413 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: Application for Extended Care Services, VA Form 10–10EC. OMB Control Number: 2900–0629. Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection. Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 authorizes VA to provide hospital care, medical services, domiciliary care, and nursing home care to eligible Veterans. Title 38 U.S.C. 1705 requires VA to design, establish and operate a system of annual patient enrollment in accordance with a series of stipulated priorities. A consequence of this is that many groups of Veterans who are in a lower priority group (WWI Veterans, Veterans with disabilities rated as 0% serviceconnected seeking treatment for other than their service-connected conditions, Veterans exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or environmental hazard and nonservice-connected Veterans) may request that they be allowed to be income tested in order to gain a higher priority. Title 38 U.S.C. 1722 establishes eligibility assessment procedures for cost-free VA medical care, based on income levels, which will determine whether nonservice-connected and 0% service-connected non-compensable Veterans are able to defray the necessary expenses of care for nonserviceconnected conditions. Title 38 U.S.C. 1722A establishes the eligibility assessment procedures, based on income levels, for determining Veterans’ eligibility for cost-free medications and Title 38 U.S.C. 1710B defines the procedures for establishing eligibility for cost-free Extended Care benefits. Title 38 U.S.C § 1729 authorizes VA to recover from Veterans’ health insurance carriers the cost of care furnished for their nonservice-connected conditions. VA Form 10–10EC, Application for Extended Care Services, is used to collect financial information necessary to determine a Veteran’s copayment obligation for extended care services, also known as long term care (LTC). Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 90 minutes. E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns for Burial of Unclaimed 
Remains in a National Cemetery or a VA-Funded State or Tribal Veterans' 
Cemetery

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is updating the 
monetary reimbursement rates for caskets and urns purchased for 
interment in a VA national cemetery or a VA-funded state or tribal 
veterans' cemetery of veterans who die with no known next of kin and 
where there are insufficient resources for furnishing a burial 
container. The purpose of this notice is to notify interested parties 
of the rates that will apply to reimbursement claims that occur during 
calendar year (CY) 2022.

DATES: This notice is effective January 1, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Sowders, National Cemetery 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 4850 Lemay Ferry Road, 
Saint Louis, MO, 63129. The telephone number is 314-416-6369. This is 
not a toll-free number.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2306(f) of title 38, United States 
Code, authorizes VA's National Cemetery Administration to furnish a 
casket or urn for interment in a VA national cemetery or a VA-funded 
state or tribal veterans' cemetery of the unclaimed remains of veterans 
for whom VA cannot identify a next of kin, and determines that 
sufficient financial resources for the furnishing of a casket or urn 
for burial are not available. VA established regulations to administer 
this authority as a reimbursement benefit in 38 CFR 38.628.
    In accordance with the regulation, reimbursement for a claim 
received in any CY will not exceed the average cost of a 20-gauge metal 
casket or a durable plastic urn during the fiscal year (FY) preceding 
the CY of the claim, as determined by VA.
    Average costs are based on market price analysis and previous year 
actual reimbursements for 20-gauge metal caskets, designed to contain 
human remains, with a gasketed seal, and external rails or handles. The 
same analysis is completed for durable plastic urns, designed to 
contain human remains, which include a secure closure to contain the 
cremated remains.
    Using this approach, in FY 2021, the average costs were determined 
to be $1,362.00 for caskets and $120.00 for urns. Accordingly, the 
maximum reimbursement rates payable for qualifying interments occurring 
during CY 2022 are $1,362.00 for caskets and $120.00 for urns.

Signing Authority

    Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on December 20, 2021, 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.

Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & 
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-27947 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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