Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance and Supplemental Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance, 60537 [2023-18924]

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[FR Doc. 2023–18976 Filed 8–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 2210–40–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0020] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance and Supplemental Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 60537 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, select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’, then search the list for the information collection by Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0020.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0020’’ in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 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: Extension 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. 1917, 1949 and 1952. 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 was published at 88 FR 122 on June 27, 2023, page 41721. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. 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: Dorothy Glasgow, VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.) Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2023–18924 Filed 8–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 60537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18924]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0020]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance and Supplemental 
Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 Veterans Benefits Administration, 
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, select ``Currently 
under Review--Open for Public Comments'', then search the list for the 
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0020.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0020'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    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: Extension 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. 1917, 1949 and 1952.
    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 was published at 88 FR 122 on June 27, 2023, page 41721.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    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:
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.) Office of Enterprise and Integration, 
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-18924 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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