82 FR 16475 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Presidential Memorial Certificate Form

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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 82, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16475-16476]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06574]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0567]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Presidential Memorial Certificate Form

AGENCY: National Cemetery 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 National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 
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 May 4, 2017.

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 
oira_submission@

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omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0567'' 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-
0567'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Presidential Memorial Certificate Form VA Form 40-0247.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0567.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) made updates 
to its current VA Form 40-0247. The original VA Form 40-0247 is for 
requests for initial copies of a Presidential Memorial Certificates 
(PMC's). The updates to the form would include the following changes 
with no additional respondent burden:

 Format changes
 SSN or Military Service Number from discharge Documents
 Mailing address, email address, telephone and fax number 
updates
 Wording changed to allow the public to also use the form for 
first time requests

Upon appropriate approval, the NCA Web site will display the updated 
version of the VA Form 40-0247 for public use.

    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 82 FRN 06728 on January 19, 2017.
    Affected Public: 125,000.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 3 minutes each.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 125,000.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Records Service, Office of 
Quality and Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-06574 Filed 4-3-17; 8:45 am]
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