81 FR 29328 - Agency Information Collection (Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21P-601) Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)

Page Range		29328-29329
FR Document		2016-11054

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-2016]


Agency Information Collection (Application for Accrued Amounts 
Due a Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21P-601) 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 June 10, 2016.

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-
0216'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0216.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, 
VA Form 21P-601
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0216.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-601 is used to gather the information 
necessary to determine a claimant's entitlement to accrued benefits. 
Accrued benefits are amounts of VA benefits due, but unpaid, to a 
beneficiary at the time of his or her death. Benefits are paid to 
eligible survivors based on the priority described in 38 U.S.C. 
5121(a). When there are no eligible survivors entitled to accrued 
benefits based on their relationship to the deceased beneficiary, the 
person or persons who bore the

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expenses of the beneficiary's last illness and burial may claim 
reimbursement for these expenses from accrued amounts.
    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 on March 2, 
2016, at 81 FR 10965.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,920 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 0.50 hours (30 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,840 respondents.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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release from active duty will be Control No. 2900–0781’’ in any DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
refunded on the date of the participant’s correspondence. AFFAIRS
discharge or release from active duty or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [OMB Control No. 2900–2016]
within 60 days of receipt of notice by
the Secretary of the participant’s Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Agency Information Collection
discharge or disenrollment. Refunds Records Service (005R1B), Department
(Application for Accrued Amounts Due
may be made earlier in instances of of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
a Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21P–
hardship or other good reasons. Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
601) Activity Under OMB Review
Participants who stop their enrollment (202) 632–7492 or email cynthia.harvey-
from the program after discharge or pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
release from active duty, contributions Control No. 2900–0781’’ in any Administration, Department of Veterans
will be refunded within 60 days of the correspondence. Affairs.
receipt of their application. ACTION: Notice.
Affected Public: Individuals or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
households. Title: Disability Benefits SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Estimated Annual Burden: 77 hours. Questionnaires (Group 4). Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
Estimated Average Burden per (44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
OMB Control Number: 2900–0781. announces that the Veterans Benefits
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually. Type of Review: Revision of a Administration (VBA), Department of
Estimated Number of Respondents: currently approved collection. Veterans Affairs, will submit the
461. Abstract: The VA Form 21–0960 collection of information abstracted
By direction of the Secretary. series will be used to gather necessary below to the Office of Management and
information from a claimant’s treating Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
The PRA submission describes the
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office physician regarding the results of
nature of the information collection and
of Privacy and Records Management, medical examinations. VA will gather
Department of Veterans Affairs. its expected cost and burden; it includes
medical information related to the
the actual data collection instrument.
[FR Doc. 2016–11051 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am] claimant that is necessary to adjudicate
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P the claim for VA disability benefits.
or before June 10, 2016.
Affected Public: Individuals or ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
households. on the collection of information through
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS Estimated Annual Burden: 53,750. www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Estimated Average Burden per Information and Regulatory Affairs,
[OMB Control No. 2900–0781]
Respondent: Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
Proposed Information Collection VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
i. VAF 21–0960C–3—30 minutes. Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
(Disability Benefits Questionnaire
(Group 4)) Activity Under OMB Review ii. VAF 21–0960C–6—15 minutes. electronic mail to oira_submission@
iii. VAF 21–0960C–7—15 minutes. omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Control No. 2900–0216’’ in any
Administration, Department of Veterans iv. VAF 21–0960C–11—15 minutes. correspondence.
Affairs. v. VAF 21–0960D–1—15 minutes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ACTION: Notice. vi. VAF 21–0960E–2—15 minutes. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
SUMMARY: In compliance with the vii. VAF 21–0960E–3—15 minutes. Records Service (005R1B), Department
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
viii. VAF 21–0960H–1—15 minutes.
(44 U.S.C. 3501–21), this notice Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
ix. VAF 21–0960I–2—15 minutes. (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey-
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans x. VAF 21–0960I–3—15 minutes. pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Affairs, will submit the collection of Control No. 2900–0216.’’
xi. VAF 21–0960I–4—30 minutes.
information abstracted below to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
xii. VAF 21–0960I–5—15 minutes. Title: Application for Accrued
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The xiii. VAF 21–0960J–4—15 minutes. Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary,
PRA submission describes the nature of xiv. VAF 21–0960L–1—30 minutes. VA Form 21P–601
the information collection and its OMB Control Number: 2900–0216.
xv. VAF 21–0960N–3—15 minutes. Type of Review: Revision of a
expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection xvi. VAF 21–0960N–4—30 minutes. currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P–601 is used to
instrument. xvii. VAF 21–0960Q–1—15 minutes.
gather the information necessary to
DATES: Comments must be submitted on Frequency of Response: One time. determine a claimant’s entitlement to
or before June 10, 2016. Estimated Number of Respondents: accrued benefits. Accrued benefits are
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 160,000. amounts of VA benefits due, but unpaid,
on the collection of information through to a beneficiary at the time of his or her
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By direction of the Secretary.
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of death. Benefits are paid to eligible
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Kathleen M. Manwell, survivors based on the priority
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office described in 38 U.S.C. 5121(a). When
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., of Privacy and Records Management, there are no eligible survivors entitled to
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through Department of Veterans Affairs. accrued benefits based on their
electronic mail to oira_submission@ [FR Doc. 2016–11048 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am] relationship to the deceased beneficiary,
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB BILLING CODE 8320–01–P the person or persons who bore the

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expenses of the beneficiary’s last illness concerning each proposed collection of OMB Control Number: 2900–0249.
and burial may claim reimbursement for information, including each proposed Type of Review: Revision of an
these expenses from accrued amounts. revision of a currently approved approved collection.
An agency may not conduct or collection, and allow 60 days for public Abstract: VA Form 26–6808 is used
sponsor, and a person is not required to comment in response to the notice. when servicing delinquent guaranteed
respond to a collection of information DATES: Written comments and and insured loans and loans sold under
unless it displays a currently valid OMB recommendations on the proposed 38 CFR 36.4600. With respect to the
control number. collection of information should be servicing of guaranteed and insured
The Federal Register Notice with a received on or before July 11, 2016. home loans and loans sold under 38
60-day comment period soliciting ADDRESSES: Submit written comments CFR 36.4600, the holder has the primary
comments on this collection of on the collection of information through servicing responsibility.
information was published on March 2, Federal Docket Management System Affected Public: Individuals or
2016, at 81 FR 10965. (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to households.
Affected Public: Individuals or Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Estimated Annual Burden: 2083
Households. Administrations (20M33), Department hours.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,920 of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Estimated Average Burden Per
hours. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or Respondent: 25 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden per email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please Frequency of Response: One-time.
Respondent: 0.50 hours (30 minutes). refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0249’’ Estimated Number of Respondents:
Frequency of Response: One-time. in any correspondence. During the 5000.
Estimated Number of Respondents: comment period, comments may be
15,840 respondents. By direction of the Secretary.
viewed online through FDMS.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
By direction of the Secretary. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
Kathleen M. Manwell, Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or of Privacy and Records Management,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy, Office of FAX (202) 632–8925. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Privacy and Records Management, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the [FR Doc. 2016–11050 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
Department of Veterans Affairs. PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
[FR Doc. 2016–11054 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am] 3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
information they conduct or sponsor. AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS This request for comment is being made
AFFAIRS pursuant to section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Advisory Committee Charter Renewals
[OMB Control No. 2900–0249] PRA.
With respect to the following AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
Proposed Information Collection (Loan collection of information, VBA invites ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee
Service Report, VA Form 26–6808) comments on: (1) Whether the proposed Charter Renewals.
Activity: Comment Request collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s SUMMARY: In accordance with the
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits functions, including whether the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Administration, Department of Veterans information will have practical utility; Committee ACT (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.
Affairs. (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 2, and after consultation with the
ACTION: Notice. burden of the proposed collection of General Services Administration, the
information; (3) ways to enhance the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has
SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits quality, utility, and clarity of the determined that the following Federal
Administration (VBA), Department of information to be collected; and (4) advisory committees are vital to the
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an ways to minimize the burden of the mission of the Department of Veterans
opportunity for public comment on the collection of information on Affairs (VA) and renewing their charters
proposed collection of certain respondents, including through the use would be in the public interest.
information by the agency. Under the of automated collection techniques or Consequently, the charters for the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of the use of other forms of information following Federal advisory committees
1995, Federal agencies are required to technology. are renewed for a two-year period,
publish notice in the Federal Register Title: Loan Service Report. beginning on the dates listed below:

Charter renewed
Committee name Committee description on

Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Provides advice on the scientific and ethical issues related to the establish- March 28, 2016.
Committee. ment, development, and operation of a genomic medicine program within VA.
VA National Academic Affiliations Council Provides advice to the Secretary regarding partnerships between VA and its April 29, 2016.
academic affiliates.
Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Com- Provides advice to the Secretary on health care issues affecting enrolled Vet- May 2, 2016.
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mittee. erans residing in rural areas.
* Cooperative Studies Scientific Evalua- Provides advice on VA cooperative studies, multi-site clinical research activi- May 4, 2016.
tion Committee. ties, and policies related to conducting and managing these efforts; ensures
that new and ongoing projects maintain high quality, are based upon sci-
entific merit, mission relevance, and are efficiently and economically con-
ducted.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before June 10, 2016.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900- 0216.''
FR Citation		81 FR 29328