82_FR_25602 82 FR 25498 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits

82 FR 25498 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)

Page Range25498-25499
FR Document2017-11302

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0747]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation 
Benefits

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, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
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

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information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes 
the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 3, 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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0747'' 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-
0747'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority:  Public Law 110-389, Section 221(a).

    Title: Application for Disability Compensation and Related 
Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21-526EZ).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0747.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-526EZ is used to collect the information 
needed to process a fully developed claim for disability compensation 
and related compensation benefits. This form is required as part of the 
FDC Program Transformation Initiative.
    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 FR 51, on March 17, 2017, pages 14276 
and 14277.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,505.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,813.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-11302 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  documents in the FHWA project                           DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                            2014 (MPRA) amended the Internal
                                                  records. The FEA, FONSI, and other                                                                            Revenue Code to permit a
                                                  project records are available by                        Multiemployer Pension Plan                            multiemployer plan that is projected to
                                                  contacting Caltrans at the addresses                    Application To Reduce Benefits                        have insufficient funds to reduce
                                                  provided above. This notice applies to                                                                        pension benefits payable to participants
                                                                                                          AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
                                                  all Federal agency decisions as of the                                                                        and beneficiaries if certain conditions
                                                  issuance date of this notice and all laws               ACTION:Notice of availability; Request                are satisfied. In order to reduce benefits,
                                                  under which such actions were taken,                    for comments.                                         the plan sponsor is required to submit
                                                  including but not limited to:                           SUMMARY:   The Board of Trustees of the               an application to the Secretary of the
                                                  1. Council on Environmental Quality                     New York State Teamsters Conference                   Treasury, which Treasury, in
                                                     Regulations                                          Pension and Retirement Fund (NYS                      consultation with the Pension Benefit
                                                  2. National Environmental Policy Act of                 Teamsters Pension Fund), a                            Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the
                                                     1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.             multiemployer pension plan, has                       Department of Labor, is required to
                                                  3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, 23                  submitted an application to reduce                    approve or deny.
                                                     U.S.C. 109
                                                                                                          benefits under the plan in accordance                   On May 15, 2017, the Board of
                                                  4. MAP–21, the Moving Ahead for Progress                                                                      Trustees of the NYS Teamsters Pension
                                                     in the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112–141)
                                                                                                          with the Multiemployer Pension Reform
                                                                                                          Act of 2014. The purpose of this notice               Fund submitted an application for
                                                  5. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990                                                                           approval to reduce benefits under the
                                                     (CAAA)                                               is to announce that the application
                                                                                                          submitted by the Board of Trustees of                 plan. As required by MPRA, that
                                                  6. Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987                                                                           application has been published on
                                                  7. Federal Water Pollution Control Act of               the NYS Teamsters Pension Fund has
                                                     1972 (see Clean Water Act of 1977 & 1987)            been published on the Treasury Web                    Treasury’s Web site at https://
                                                  8. Federal Land Policy and Management Act               site, and to request public comments on               auth.treasury.gov/services/Pages/Plan-
                                                     of 1976 (Paleontological Resources)                  the application from interested parties,              Applications.aspx. Treasury is
                                                  9. Noise Control Act of 1972                            including participants and beneficiaries,             publishing this notice in the Federal
                                                  10. Safe Drinking Water Act of 1944, as                 employee organizations, and                           Register, in consultation with the PBGC
                                                     amended                                              contributing employers of the NYS                     and the Department of Labor, to solicit
                                                  11. Endangered Species Act of 1973
                                                                                                          Teamsters Pension Fund.                               public comments on all aspects of the
                                                  12. Executive Order 11990, Protection of                                                                      NYS Teamsters Pension Fund
                                                     Wetlands                                             DATES: Comments must be received by
                                                                                                                                                                application.
                                                  13. Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species             July 17, 2017.                                          Comments are requested from
                                                  14. Executive Order 13186, Migratory Birds              ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    interested parties, including
                                                  15. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of               electronically through the Federal                    participants and beneficiaries, employee
                                                     1934, as amended                                     eRulemaking Portal at http://                         organizations, and contributing
                                                  16. Migratory Bird Treaty Act                           www.regulations.gov, in accordance
                                                  17. Water Bank Act Wetlands Mitigation                                                                        employers of the NYS Teamsters
                                                                                                          with the instructions on that site.                   Pension Fund. Consideration will be
                                                     Banks, ISTEA 1991, Sections 1006–1007
                                                  18. Wildflowers, Surface Transportation and
                                                                                                          Electronic submissions through                        given to any comments that are timely
                                                     Uniform Relocation Act of 1987 Section               www.regulations.gov are encouraged.                   received by Treasury.
                                                     130                                                     Comments may also be mailed to the
                                                                                                                                                                  Dated: May 25, 2017.
                                                  19. Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972                 Department of the Treasury, MPRA
                                                                                                                                                                Thomas West,
                                                  20. Coastal Zone Management Act                         Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
                                                     Reauthorization Amendments of 1990                   Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220.                      Tax Legislative Counsel, Office of Tax Policy.
                                                  21. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain                   Attn: Eric Berger. Comments sent via                  [FR Doc. 2017–11246 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]
                                                     Management                                           facsimile and email will not be                       BILLING CODE 4810–25–P
                                                  22. Department of Transportation (DOT)                  accepted.
                                                     Executive Order 5650.2—Floodplain                       Additional Instructions. All
                                                     Management and Protection (April 23,                 comments received, including                          DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                     1979)
                                                                                                          attachments and other supporting                      AFFAIRS
                                                  23. Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of
                                                     1899, Sections 9 and 10                              materials, will be made available to the              [OMB Control No. 2900–0747]
                                                  24. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,           public. Do not include any personally
                                                     as amended                                           identifiable information (such as Social              Agency Information Collection Activity
                                                  25. Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions              Security number, name, address, or                    Under OMB Review: Application for
                                                     to Address Environmental Justice and Low-            other contact information) or any other               Disability Compensation and Related
                                                     Income Populations                                   information in your comment or                        Compensation Benefits
                                                  (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance                 supporting materials that you do not
                                                  Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning                 want publicly disclosed. Treasury will                AGENCY:  Veterans Benefits
                                                  and Construction. The regulations                       make comments available for public                    Administration, Department of Veterans
                                                  implementing Executive Order 12372                      inspection and copying on                             Affairs.
                                                  regarding intergovernmental consultation on             www.regulations.gov or upon request.                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                  Federal programs and activities apply to this           Comments posted on the Internet can be
                                                  program.)                                               retrieved by most Internet search                     SUMMARY:   In compliance with the
                                                                                                          engines.                                              Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                     Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
                                                                                                                                                                1995, this notice announces that the
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                                                    Issued on: May 24, 2017.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    For               Veterans Benefits Administration,
                                                  Shawn Oliver,                                           information regarding the application                 Department of Veterans Affairs, will
                                                  Senior Transportation Engineer, Federal                 from the NYS Teamsters Pension Fund,                  submit the collection of information
                                                  Highway Administration, Sacramento,                     please contact Treasury at (202) 622–                 abstracted below to the Office of
                                                  California.                                             1534 (not a toll-free number).                        Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–11304 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        review and comment. The PRA
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P                                  Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of                   submission describes the nature of the


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                                                  information collection and its expected                 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                compensation for service connected
                                                  cost and burden and it includes the                     AFFAIRS                                               disability or veterans in receipt of
                                                  actual data collection instrument.                                                                            compensation for service connected
                                                                                                          [OMB Control No. 2900–0474]
                                                  DATES: Comments must be submitted on                                                                          disability of veterans who, but for
                                                  or before July 3, 2017.                                 Agency Information Collection Activity                receipt of retirement pay, would be
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit written comments                      Under OMB Review: Create Payment                      entitled to receive compensation for
                                                  on the collection of information through                Request for the VA Funding                            their service connected disability. Loans
                                                  www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of                                                                          made to the unmarried surviving
                                                  Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     AGENCY:  Veterans Benefits                            spouses of veterans (who have died in
                                                  Office of Management and Budget, Attn:                  Administration, Department of Veterans                service or from service connected
                                                  VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,                      Affairs.                                              disability) are exempted from payment
                                                  Washington, DC 20503 or sent through                    ACTION: Notice.                                       of the funding fee, regardless of whether
                                                  electronic mail to oira_submission@                                                                           the spouse has his/her own eligibility,
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                     provided that the spouse has used his/
                                                  omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
                                                                                                          Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                      her eligibility to obtain a VA-guaranteed
                                                  Control No. 2900–0747’’ in any
                                                                                                          1995, this notice announces that the                  loan. For a loan to be eligible for
                                                  correspondence.
                                                                                                          Veterans Benefits Administration,                     guaranty, lenders must provide a copy
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Department of Veterans Affairs, will                  of the Funding Fee Receipt or evidence
                                                  Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise                        submit the collection of information                  the veteran is exempt from the
                                                  Records Service (005R1B), Department                    abstracted below to the Office of                     requirement of paying the funding fee.
                                                  of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont                        Management and Budget (OMB) for                       The receipt is computer generated and
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,                       review and comment. The PRA                           mailed to the lender ID number address
                                                  (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey-                 submission describes the nature of the                that was entered into an Automated
                                                  pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB                     information collection and its expected               Clearing House (ACH) service.
                                                  Control No. 2900–0747’’ in any                          cost and burden and it includes the                     An agency may not conduct or
                                                  correspondence.                                         actual data collection instrument.                    sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              DATES: Comments must be submitted on                  respond to a collection of information
                                                    Authority: Public Law 110–389, Section                or before July 3, 2017.                               unless it displays a currently valid OMB
                                                  221(a).                                                 ADDRESSES: Submit written comments                    control number. The Federal Register
                                                    Title: Application for Disability                     on the collection of information through              Notice with a 60-day comment period
                                                  Compensation and Related                                www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of                  soliciting comments on this collection
                                                  Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21–                      Information and Regulatory Affairs,                   of information was published at 82 FR
                                                  526EZ).                                                 Office of Management and Budget, Attn:                43 on March 7, 2017, pages 12919–
                                                    OMB Control Number: 2900–0747.                        VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,                    12920.
                                                    Type of Review: Revision of a                         Washington, DC 20503 or sent through                    Affected Public: Business or other for
                                                  currently approved collection.                          electronic mail to oira_submission@                   profit.
                                                    Abstract: VA Form 21–526EZ is used                    omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB                      Estimated Annual Burden: 13,333
                                                  to collect the information needed to                    Control No. 2900–0474’’ in any                        hours.
                                                  process a fully developed claim for                     correspondence.                                         Estimated Average Burden per
                                                  disability compensation and related                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                Respondent: 2 minutes.
                                                  compensation benefits. This form is                     Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise                        Frequency of Response: One time.
                                                  required as part of the FDC Program                     Records Service (005R1B), Department                    Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                  Transformation Initiative.                              of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont                      400,000.
                                                    An agency may not conduct or                          Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,                       By direction of the Secretary.
                                                  sponsor, and a person is not required to                (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey-               Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
                                                  respond to a collection of information                  pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB                   Department Clearance Officer, Office of
                                                  unless it displays a currently valid OMB                Control No. 2900–0474’’ in any                        Privacy and Records Management,
                                                  control number. The Federal Register                    correspondence.                                       Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                  Notice with a 60-day comment period                                                                           [FR Doc. 2017–11300 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  soliciting comments on this collection                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
                                                  of information was published at 82 FR                     Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
                                                  51, on March 17, 2017, pages 14276 and                  3501–21.
                                                  14277.                                                     Title: Create Payment Request for the              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                    Affected Public: Individuals or                       VA Funding Fee Payment System (VA                     AFFAIRS
                                                  Households.                                             Form 26–8986).
                                                    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,505.                         OMB Control Number: 2900–0474.                     [OMB Control No. 2900–0212]
                                                    Estimated Average Burden per                             Type of Review: Revision of an
                                                  Respondent: 25 minutes.                                                                                       Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                          approved collection.                                  Activity: Veterans Mortgage Life
                                                    Frequency of Response: One time.                         Abstract: Information is needed to
                                                    Estimated Number of Respondents:                                                                            Insurance Statement
                                                                                                          exempt a veteran from paying a funding
                                                  34,813.
                                                                                                          fee. A funding fee must be paid to VA                 AGENCY:  Veterans Benefits
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                                                    By direction of the Secretary.                        before a loan can be guaranteed. The                  Administration, Department of Veterans
                                                  Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,                                   funding fee is payable on all VA-                     Affairs.
                                                  Department Clearance Officer, Office of                 guaranteed loans, i.e., Assumptions,                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                  Privacy and Records Management,                         Manufactured Housing, Refinances, and
                                                  Department of Veterans Affairs.                         Real Estate purchase and construction                 SUMMARY:  The Veterans Benefits
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–11302 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]             loans. The funding fee is not required                Administration (VBA), Department of
                                                  BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                  from veterans in receipt of                           Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an


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Document Created: 2017-06-01 03:04:58
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before July 3, 2017.
ContactCynthia 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- 0747'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation82 FR 25498 

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