Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Annual Certification of Veteran Status and Veteran-Relatives, 48220 [2024-12293]

Download as PDF 48220 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 5, 2024 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES November 22, 2005 (Pub. L. 109–108). In accordance with FACA, the Commission’s meetings to make decisions concerning the substance and recommendations of its 2024 Annual Report to Congress are open to the public. Topics to Be Discussed: Editing and review sessions will cover material prepared for the 2024 Annual Report, including: a review of economics, trade, security and foreign affairs developments in 2024; China’s progress in emerging technologies at the forefront of U.S.-China competition; the risks to consumer product safety posed by Chinese imports; China’s counterintervention capabilities in the IndoPacific region; U.S. strategies to address China’s nonmarket practices and other aspects of intersecting economic and national security challenges associated with China; the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to prepare Chinese society for a crisis or conflict; changing relations between China and the Middle East, Taiwan, and Hong Kong; and other matters within the Commission’s mandate as the Commission chooses to take up in deliberation of the Annual Report. Required Accessibility Statement: These meetings will be open to the public. The Commission may recess the meetings to address administrative issues in closed session. The Commission will also recess the meetings around noon for a lunch break. At the beginning of the lunch break, the Chairman will announce what time the meetings will reconvene. Authority: Congress created the U.S.China Economic and Security Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106– 398), as amended by Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by Public Law 113–291 (December 19, 2014). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Jun 04, 2024 Jkt 262001 Dated: May 31, 2024. Christopher P. Fioravante, Director of Operations and Administration, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–12337 Filed 6–4–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1137–00–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0654] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Annual Certification of Veteran Status and Veteran-Relatives 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 (VBA), 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. SUMMARY: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice by clicking on the following link 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. 2900–0654.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@ va.gov. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Annual Certification of Veteran Status and Veteran-Relatives (VA Form 20–0344). OMB Control Number: 2900–0654 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRASearch. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: VA Form 20–0344 is necessary to ensure that benefit records of employees and employees’ relatives are properly maintained in accordance with VA policy. Without the information provided on this form, VA would be unable to determine which benefit records require special handling to guard against fraud, conflict of interest, improper influence etc. by VA and non-VA employees. No changes have been made to this form. The respondent burden has decreased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the past year. 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 89 FR 20300, March 21, 2024. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Estimated Annual Burden: 5,640 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes. Frequency of Response: One time. Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,534 per year. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Maribel Aponte, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–12293 Filed 6–4–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0654]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Annual 
Certification of Veteran Status and Veteran-Relatives

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 (VBA), 
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: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
by clicking on the following link 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. 2900-0654.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Annual Certification of Veteran Status and Veteran-Relatives 
(VA Form 20-0344).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0654 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 20-0344 is necessary to ensure that benefit 
records of employees and employees' relatives are properly maintained 
in accordance with VA policy. Without the information provided on this 
form, VA would be unable to determine which benefit records require 
special handling to guard against fraud, conflict of interest, improper 
influence etc. by VA and non-VA employees. No changes have been made to 
this form. The respondent burden has decreased due to the estimated 
number of receivables averaged over the past year.
    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 89 FR 20300, March 21, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,640 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,534 per year.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-12293 Filed 6-4-24; 8:45 am]
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