82 FR 11498 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Contact Information (VA Form Letter 21-30)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 35 (February 23, 2017)

Page Range		11498-11499
FR Document		2017-03471

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. VA Form Letter 21-30 is used to locate a fiduciary, beneficiary, claimant, or witness when a field examination is necessary in order to gather information that is needed to maintain program integrity.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0660]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Contact 
Information (VA Form Letter 21-30)

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 revision of 
a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment 
in response to the notice.
    VA Form Letter 21-30 is used to locate a fiduciary, beneficiary, 
claimant, or witness when a field examination is necessary in order to 
gather information that is needed to maintain program integrity.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before April 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System

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(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 
Benefits Administration (20M33), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0660'' 
in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be 
viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632-8924 
or FAX (202) 632-8925.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-21), 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: Request for Contact Information (VA Form Letter 21-30).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0660.
    Type of Review: Revision of an approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form Letter 21-30 is used to locate a fiduciary, 
beneficiary, claimant, or witness when a field examination is necessary 
in order to gather information that is needed to maintain program 
integrity. Without this information, continued entitlement to the 
benefits could not be determined.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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be summarized and/or included in the requires veterans who are receiving disabilities. Additionally, per 38 CFR
request for OMB approval. All individual unemployability benefits to 3.901, veterans must knowingly submit
comments will become a matter of certify that they are still unemployed or false information in order for it to be
public record. Comments are invited on: are marginally employed. The form will considered fraud. Therefore, VA
(a) Whether the collection of be completed annually by all recipients requires veterans who are receiving
information is necessary for the proper of individual unemployability who are individual unemployability benefits to
performance of the functions of the under age 60. certify that they are still unemployed or
agency, including whether the DATES: Written comments and are marginally employed. The form will
information shall have practical utility; recommendations on the proposed be completed annually by all recipients
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate collection of information should be of individual unemployability who are
of the burden of the collection of received on or before April 24, 2017. under age 60.
information; (c) ways to enhance the ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Affected Public: Individuals or
quality, utility, and clarity of the on the collection of information through households.
information to be collected; (d) ways to Federal Docket Management System Estimated Annual Burden: 10,833.
minimize the burden of the collection of (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to Estimated Average Burden per
information on respondents, including Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Respondent: 5 minutes.
through the use of automated collection Frequency of Response: One time.
Administration (20M33), Department of
techniques or other forms of information Estimated Number of Respondents:
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
technology; and (e) estimates of capital 130,000.
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
or start-up costs and costs of operation, nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to By direction of the Secretary.
maintenance, and purchase of services ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0079’’ in any Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
to provide information. correspondence. During the comment Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Approved: February 14, 2017. period, comments may be viewed online Privacy and Records Management,
R. Joseph Durbala, through the FDMS. Department of Veterans Affairs.
IRS, Tax Analyst. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2017–03470 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am]

[FR Doc. 2017–03550 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am] Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P FAX (202) 632–8925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS approval from the Office of Management [OMB Control No. 2900–0660]
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
[OMB Control No. 2900–0079] information they conduct or sponsor. Agency Information Collection
This request for comment is being made Activity: Request for Contact
Agency Information Collection Activity Information (VA Form Letter 21–30)
pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
(Employment Questionnaire (VA Form
PRA. AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
21–4140 and VA Form 21–4140–1))
With respect to the following Administration, Department of Veterans
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits collection of information, VBA invites Affairs.
Administration, Department of Veterans comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
ACTION: Notice.
Affairs. collection of information is necessary
ACTION: Notice. for the proper performance of VBA’s SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits
functions, including whether the Administration (VBA), Department of
SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits information will have practical utility; Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
Administration (VBA), Department of (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the opportunity for public comment on the
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an burden of the proposed collection of proposed collection of certain
opportunity for public comment on the information; (3) ways to enhance the information by the agency. Under the
proposed collection of certain quality, utility, and clarity of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
information by the agency. Under the information to be collected; and (4) 1995, Federal agencies are required to
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of ways to minimize the burden of the publish notice in the Federal Register
1995, Federal agencies are required to collection of information on concerning each proposed collection of
publish notice in the Federal Register respondents, including through the use information, including each proposed
concerning each proposed collection of of automated collection techniques or revision of a currently approved
information, including each proposed the use of other forms of information collection, and allow 60 days for public
revision of a currently approved technology. comment in response to the notice.
collection, and allow 60 days for public Title: (Employment Questionnaire VA Form Letter 21–30 is used to
comment in response to the notice. (VA Form 21–4140 and VA Form 21– locate a fiduciary, beneficiary, claimant,
VA Forms 21–4140 and 21–4140–1 4140–1)). or witness when a field examination is
are to be used to gather the necessary OMB Control Number: 2900–0079. necessary in order to gather information
information to determine continued Type of Review: Revision of an that is needed to maintain program
entitlement to individual approved collection. integrity.
unemployability for veterans who are Abstract: VA Forms 21–4140 and 21–
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unable to secure or follow a 4140–1 are to be used to gather the DATES: Written comments and
substantially gainful occupation as a necessary information to determine recommendations on the proposed
result of his or her service-connected continued entitlement to individual collection of information should be
disabilities. Additionally, per 38 CFR unemployability for veterans who are received on or before April 24, 2017.
3.901, veterans must knowingly submit unable to secure or follow a ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
false information in order for it to be substantially gainful occupation as a on the collection of information through
considered fraud. Therefore, VA result of his or her service-connected Federal Docket Management System

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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		Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before April 24, 2017.
Contact		Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632-8924 or FAX (202) 632-8925.
FR Citation		82 FR 11498