82 FR 47081 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Exclusion of Children's Income

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)

Page Range		47081-47081
FR Document		2017-21701

Veteran 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 Issue 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0510]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Exclusion 
of Children's Income

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veteran 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 December 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Dawn Johnson, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0510'' 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: 38 U.S.C. 1521, 38 U.S.C 1541.
    Title: Application for Exclusion of Children's Income (VA Form 21P-
0571).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0510.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: A veteran's or surviving spouse's rate of Improved 
Pension is determined by family income. Normally, income of children 
who are members of the household is included in this determination. 
However, children's income may be excluded if it is unavailable or if 
consideration of that income would cause hardship.
    38 U.S.C. 1521(h) and 1541(g) provide the authority for the 
exclusion of children's income based on unavailability or hardship. VA 
Form 21P-0571, Application for Exclusion of Children's Income, is being 
transferred from Compensation Service to Pension and Fiduciary Service, 
due to changes in business lines.
    VA Form 21P-0571 is used for the sole purpose of collecting the 
information needed to determine whether children's income is available 
to the beneficiary, and if it would cause hardship to consider their 
income.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,025 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,700.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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With respect to the following By direction of the Secretary. comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information, VBA invites Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, collection of information is necessary
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed Department Clearance Officer, Office of for the proper performance of VBA’s
collection of information is necessary Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of functions, including whether the
for the proper performance of VBA’s Veterans Affairs. information will have practical utility;
functions, including whether the [FR Doc. 2017–21702 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
information will have practical utility; BILLING CODE 8320–01–P burden of the proposed collection of
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the information; (3) ways to enhance the
burden of the proposed collection of quality, utility, and clarity of the
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS information to be collected; and (4)
information; (3) ways to enhance the
AFFAIRS ways to minimize the burden of the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) [OMB Control No. 2900–0510] collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
ways to minimize the burden of the
Agency Information Collection of automated collection techniques or
collection of information on
Activity: Application for Exclusion of the use of other forms of information
respondents, including through the use technology.
Children’s Income
of automated collection techniques or
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1521, 38 U.S.C
the use of other forms of information
Administration, Department of Veterans 1541.
technology.
Affairs. Title: Application for Exclusion of
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1521, 1541, 1542. Children’s Income (VA Form 21P–0571).
ACTION: Notice.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0510.
Title: Supplemental Income
SUMMARY: Veteran Benefits Type of Review: Extension without
Questionnaire (For Philippine Claims Administration (VBA), Department of
Only) (VA Form 21P–0784). change of a currently approved
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an collection.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0668. opportunity for public comment on the Abstract: A veteran’s or surviving
Type of Review: Extension without proposed collection of certain spouse’s rate of Improved Pension is
change of a currently approved information by the agency. Under the determined by family income.
collection. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Normally, income of children who are
1995, Federal agencies are required to members of the household is included
Abstract: Eligibility to benefits may be publish notice in the Federal Register
established based on service in the in this determination. However,
concerning each proposed collection of children’s income may be excluded if it
Philippine Scouts, Commonwealth information, including each proposed is unavailable or if consideration of that
Army of the Philippines, or recognized extension of a currently approved income would cause hardship.
guerrilla organizations (38 U.S.C. 107). collection, and allow 60 days for public
38 U.S.C. 1521(h) and 1541(g) provide
Title 38 U.S.C. 1521, 1541, and 1542 comment in response to the notice.
the authority for the exclusion of
provide for payment of Pension to DATES: Written comments and
children’s income based on
eligible veterans, surviving spouses, and recommendations on the proposed unavailability or hardship. VA Form
surviving children. A claimant’s collection of information should be 21P–0571, Application for Exclusion of
eligibility for pension is determined, in received on or before December 11, Children’s Income, is being transferred
part, by countable family income and 2017. from Compensation Service to Pension
net worth. Income information is ADDRESSES: Submit written comments and Fiduciary Service, due to changes
requested by this form under the on the collection of information through in business lines.
authority of 38 U.S.C. 1506. Federal Docket Management System VA Form 21P–0571 is used for the
VBA uses VA Form 21P–0784 to (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to sole purpose of collecting the
gather income information that is Dawn Johnson, Department of Veterans information needed to determine
necessary to determine eligibility for Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., whether children’s income is available
Pension benefits. Entitlement to pension Washington, DC 20420 or email to to the beneficiary, and if it would cause
cannot be determined without complete Dawn.Johnson7@va.gov. Please refer to hardship to consider their income.
information about a claimant’s family ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0510’’ in any Affected Public: Individuals and
correspondence. During the comment households.
income and net worth. Claimants
period, comments may be viewed online
residing in the Philippines have Estimated Annual Burden: 2,025
through FDMS.
different types of income than claimants hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
residing in the United States, and this Estimated Average Burden per
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
form better captures those types of Respondent: 45 minutes.
5870.
income than other VA Pension forms. Frequency of Response: Once.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Affected Public: Individuals and Estimated Number of Respondents:
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 2,700.
households. obtain approval from the Office of
Estimated Annual Burden: 30 hours. Management and Budget (OMB) for each By direction of the Secretary.
collection of information they conduct Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
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Respondent: 15 minutes. or sponsor. This request for comment is Department Clearance Officer, Office of
being made pursuant to Section Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Frequency of Response: Once. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. Veterans Affairs.
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Collection		Federal Register
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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 December 11, 2017.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461- 5870.
FR Citation		82 FR 47081