82 FR 23489 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Study on Provision of Interments in Veterans' Cemeteries During Weekends

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

Page Range		23489-23490
FR Document		2017-10361

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing notice of its agency request for emergency clearance for the ``Study on Provision of Interments in Veterans' Cemeteries during Weekends'' under the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). In response to the requirements of Public Law 114-315, enacted December 16, 2016, it is a requirement to conduct a study of interest in initiating a weekend burial option in VA national cemeteries. Specifically, Section 304 calls for the study on provision of interments to include consultation with interested agencies and members of the public.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900--NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Study on Provision of 
Interments in Veterans' Cemeteries During Weekends

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Emergency Clearance Notification.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing notice of its 
agency request for emergency clearance for the ``Study on Provision of 
Interments in Veterans' Cemeteries during Weekends'' under the National 
Cemetery Administration (NCA). In response to the requirements of 
Public Law 114-315, enacted December 16, 2016, it is a requirement to 
conduct a study of interest in initiating a weekend burial option in VA 
national cemeteries. Specifically, Section 304 calls for the study on 
provision of interments to include consultation with interested 
agencies and members of the public.

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DATES: This notification is published in the Federal Register to inform 
the public of VA's study. May 22, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, at 202-461-5870 or email 
[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 clearance 
request is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 
Public Law 114-315, section 304, enacted by the U.S. Congress and 
signed by the President on December 16, 2016, makes a specific request 
for the collection and reporting of the information covered by this 
request. Neither the Department of Veterans Affairs nor the National 
Cemetery Administration has conducted any collection of data 
specifically targeted to this topic. This request is for emergency OMB 
clearance to conduct collection of information. Submission of the 
report is required within 180 days of the enactment of Public Law 114-
315. This makes the report due not later than June 16, 2017.

    Authority: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521; Public Law 114-315.

    Title: Study on Provision of Interments in Veterans Cemeteries 
during Weekends.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: Emergency clearance.
    Abstract: As stated in the referenced law, ``The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the feasibility and the need 
for providing increased interments in veterans' cemeteries on Saturdays 
and Sundays to meet the needs of surviving family members to properly 
honor the deceased.'' The information collected shall be used to 
provide the data to be included in the reporting on the required study. 
The survey will be distributed by email, with participants being asked 
to respond to the survey via an internet web link. Collected responses 
will immediately be available as part of the composite report.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local and Tribal 
Governments.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 13,097 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time only.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 157,168.
    a. Living Veteran: 130,000;
    b. Next of Kin of Veterans or eligible family member interred in a 
national cemetery: 10,000;
    c. Managers of State or Tribal Veterans Cemeteries: 150;
    d. Veterans Service Organizations: 18;
    e. Funeral Directors: 17,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Records Service, Office of 
Quality and Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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election to expense depreciable assets; method by which to compute income or Form: None.
and answer questions regarding the use loss. For prior taxable years in which Affected Public: Individuals or
of automobiles and other listed property income was computed using the profit Households.
to substantiate the business use under and loss method, taxpayers may elect to Estimated Total Annual Burden
section 274(d). recompute their income using DASTM. Hours: 116,767.
Form: 4562. Form: None. Title: Collection of Qualitative
Affected Public: Businesses or other Affected Public: Businesses or other Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
for-profits. for-profits. OMB Control Number: 1545–2256.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Estimated Total Annual Burden Type of Review: Extension without
Hours: 488,368,447. Hours: 1,000. change of a currently approved
Title: Application for Reward for Title: Application for Extension of collection.
Original Information. Time to File Information Returns. Abstract: This collection of
OMB Control Number: 1545–0409. OMB Control Number: 1545–1081. information is necessary to enable the
Type of Review: Form 211 is the Type of Review: Extension without Agency to garner customer and
official application form used by change of a currently approved stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
persons requesting rewards for collection. timely manner, in accordance with our
submitting information concerning Abstract: Form 8809 is used to request commitment to improving service
alleged violations of the tax laws by an extension of time to file Forms W– delivery. The information collected
other persons. Such rewards are 2, W–2G, 1042–S, 1094–C, 1095, 1097, from our customers and stakeholders
authorized by Internal Revenue Code 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and 8027. will help ensure that users have an
Section 7623. The data is used to The IRS reviews the information effective, efficient, and satisfying
determine and pay rewards to those contained on the form to determine experience with the Agency’s programs.
persons who voluntarily submit whether an extension should be granted. Form: None.
Affected Public: Individuals or
information. Form: 8809.
Households.
Form: 211. Affected Public: Businesses or other
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Affected Public: Individuals or for-profits.
Hours: 266,680.
Households. Estimated Total Annual Burden
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 237,000. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Hours: 15,000. Title: PS–19–92 (TD 9420–Final) Dated: May 17, 2017.
Title: 26 CFR 31.6001–1 Records in Carryover Allocations and Other Rules Jennifer P. Leonard,
general; 26 CFR 31.6001–2 Additional Relating to the Low-Income Housing Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
Records under FICA; 26 CFR 31.6001– Credit. [FR Doc. 2017–10359 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
3, Additional records under Railroad OMB Control Number: 1545–1102.
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Retirement Tax Act; 26 CFR 31.6001–5 Type of Review: Extension without
Additional records. change of a currently approved
OMB Control Number: 1545–0798. collection.
Type of Review: IRC section 6001 Abstract: This document contains DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
requires, in part, that every person liable final regulations that amend the utility AFFAIRS
for tax, or for the collection of that tax allowances regulations concerning the [OMB Control No. 2900—NEW]
keep such records and comply with low-income housing tax credit. The
such rules and regulations as the final regulations update the utility Agency Information Collection
Secretary may from time to time allowance regulations to provide new Activity: Study on Provision of
prescribe. 26 CFR 31.6001 has special options for estimating tenant utility Interments in Veterans’ Cemeteries
application to employment taxes. These costs. The final regulations affect During Weekends
records are needed to ensure owners of low-income housing projects AGENCY: National Cemetery
compliance with the Code. who claim the credit, the tenants in Administration, Department of Veterans
Form: None. those low-income housing projects, and Affairs.
Affected Public: Businesses or other the State and local housing credit ACTION: Emergency Clearance
for-profits. agencies that administer the credit. Notification.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Form: None.
Hours: 30,275,950. Affected Public: Businesses or other SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Title: TD 8556 (Final)—Computation for-profits. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
and Characterization of Income and Estimated Total Annual Burden 1995, the Department of Veterans
Earnings and Profits Under the Dollar Hours: 4,008. Affairs (VA) is providing notice of its
Approximate Separate Transactions Title: Capitalization of Interest. agency request for emergency clearance
Method of Accounting (DASTM). OMB Control Number: 1545–1265. for the ‘‘Study on Provision of
OMB Control Number: 1545–1051. Type of Review: Extension without Interments in Veterans’ Cemeteries
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved during Weekends’’ under the National
change of a currently approved collection. Cemetery Administration (NCA). In
collection. Abstract: The regulations require response to the requirements of Public
Abstract: For taxable years after the taxpayers to maintain contemporaneous Law 114–315, enacted December 16,
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final regulations are effective, taxpayers written records of estimates, to file a 2016, it is a requirement to conduct a
operating in hyperinflationary ruling request to segregate activities in study of interest in initiating a weekend
currencies must use the U.S. dollar as applying the interest capitalization burial option in VA national cemeteries.
their functional currency and compute rules, and to request the consent of the Specifically, Section 304 calls for the
income using the dollar approximate Commissioner to change their methods study on provision of interments to
separate transactions method (DASTM). of accounting for the capitalization of include consultation with interested
Small taxpayers may elect an alternate interest. agencies and members of the public.

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$23490 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 97 / Monday, May 22, 2017 / Notices DATES: This notification is published in emergency OMB clearance to conduct immediately be available as part of the the Federal Register to inform the collection of information. Submission of composite report. public of VA’s study. May 22, 2017. the report is required within 180 days Affected Public: Individuals or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the enactment of Public Law 114– Households; State, Local and Tribal Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 315. This makes the report due not later Governments. Records Service (005R1B), Department than June 16, 2017. Estimated Annual Burden: 13,097 of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Authority: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521; hours. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, at Public Law 114–315. Estimated Average Burden Per 202–461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- Respondent: 5 minutes. Title: Study on Provision of Frequency of Response: One time pryor@va.gov. Interments in Veterans Cemeteries only. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the during Weekends. Estimated Number of Respondents: PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 157,168. obtain approval from the Office of Type of Review: Emergency clearance. a. Living Veteran: 130,000; Management and Budget (OMB) for each Abstract: As stated in the referenced b. Next of Kin of Veterans or eligible collection of information they conduct law, ‘‘The Secretary of Veterans Affairs family member interred in a national or sponsor. This clearance request is shall conduct a study on the feasibility cemetery: 10,000; being made pursuant to Section and the need for providing increased c. Managers of State or Tribal 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. Public Law interments in veterans’ cemeteries on Veterans Cemeteries: 150; 114–315, section 304, enacted by the Saturdays and Sundays to meet the d. Veterans Service Organizations: 18; U.S. Congress and signed by the needs of surviving family members to e. Funeral Directors: 17,000. President on December 16, 2016, makes properly honor the deceased.’’ The a specific request for the collection and information collected shall be used to By direction of the Secretary. reporting of the information covered by provide the data to be included in the Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, this request. Neither the Department of reporting on the required study. The Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Veterans Affairs nor the National survey will be distributed by email, Records Service, Office of Quality and Cemetery Administration has conducted with participants being asked to Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs. any collection of data specifically respond to the survey via an internet [FR Doc. 2017–10361 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] targeted to this topic. This request is for web link. Collected responses will BILLING CODE 8320–01–P mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:17 May 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00321 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1$

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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		Emergency Clearance Notification.
Dates		This notification is published in the Federal Register to inform the public of VA's study. May 22, 2017.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, at 202-461-5870 or email [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 23489