Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion, and Specially Adaptive Housing Assistive Technology Grants Criteria and Responses, 85587 [2024-24941]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24941]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0903]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification Regarding 
Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion, and 
Specially Adaptive Housing Assistive Technology Grants Criteria and 
Responses

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before December 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202-632-8924, 
[email protected].
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
[email protected].

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.
    Title: Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: VA 
Form 26-0967, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, 
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion, and VA Form 26-0967a, Specially 
Adaptive Housing Assistive Technology Grants Criteria and Responses.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0903. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to 
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The proposed regulations would require applicants to 
submit VA Form 26-0967, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, 
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion. These regulations would also 
require applicants to provide statements addressing six scoring 
criteria for grant awards as part of their application. The information 
will be used by Loan Guaranty personnel in deciding whether an 
applicant meets the requirements and satisfies the scoring criteria for 
award of an SAH Assistive Technology grant under 38 U.S.C. 2108. 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 120 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    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. 2024-24941 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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