82 FR 45112 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification of School Attendance-REPS

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 186 (September 27, 2017)

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 extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45112-45113]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20639]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0394]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification of School 
Attendance--REPS

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 extension of a 
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in 
response to the notice.

DATES:  Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before November 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Yvette Allmond, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to

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[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0394'' in 
any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed 
online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461-
5870.

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 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.
    Authority: Public Law 97-377 Section 156; 42 U.S.C. 402; Executive 
Order 12436.
    Title: Certification of School Attendance--REPS (VA Form 21P-8926).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0394.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) 
benefits are payable to certain surviving spouses and children of 
veterans who died in service prior to August 13, 1981 or who died as a 
result of a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated prior 
to August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries over age 18 and under age 23 
must be enrolled full-time in an approved post-secondary school.
    VBA uses VA Form 21-8926 to verify that a beneficiary who is 
receiving REPS benefits based on schoolchild status is enrolled full-
time in an approved school and is otherwise eligible for continued 
benefits. VBA has used the information collected to make such benefit 
eligibility determinations and ensure REPS payments are issued 
properly.
    This form number has been updated to ``21P-8926'' from ``21-8926'' 
to reflect change of ownership of the form to VBA's Pension and 
Fiduciary Service.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality and Compliance, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-20639 Filed 9-26-17; 8:45 am]
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