80 FR 65288 - Agency Information Collection (Supplement to VA Forms 21P-4706b, 21P-4706c and 21-4718a) Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65288-65289]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27109]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0017]


Agency Information Collection (Supplement to VA Forms 21P-4706b, 
21P-4706c and 21-4718a) Activity Under OMB Review

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 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 25, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0017'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0017.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Supplement to VA Forms 21P-4706b, 21P-4706c and 21-4718a
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0017.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA maintains supervision of the distribution and use of 
VA benefits paid to fiduciaries on behalf of VA claimants who are 
incompetent, a minor, or under legal disability. The forms are used to 
verify beneficiaries'

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deposit remaining at a financial institution against a fiduciary's 
accounting. The following forms will be used to ensure claimants' 
benefits payments are administered properly.
    (a) VA Forms 21P-4706b and 4706c are used by estate to determine 
proper usage of benefits paid to fiduciaries. The 21P-4706b are both 
necessary to conform to requirement of various State courts.
    (b) VA Form 21-4718a--Fiduciaries are required to obtain 
certifications that the balances remaining on deposit in financial 
institutions as shown on accountings are correct. Certifying official 
at a financial institution completing the form must affix the 
institution's official seal or stamp. The data collected is used to 
appoint an appropriate fiduciary for a VA beneficiary and to prevent 
fiduciaries from supplying false certification, embezzling funds, and 
possibly prevent and/or identify fraud, waste and abuse of government 
funds paid to fiduciaries on behalf of VA beneficiaries.
    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 80 FR 46107 on August 3, 2015.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17,850.
    (a) 21P-4706b: 12,600.
    (b) 21P-4706c: 3,500.
    (c) 21-4718a: 1,750.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:
    (a) 21P-4706b: 27 minutes.
    (b) 21P-4706c: 30 minutes.
    (c) 21-4718: 3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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