82 FR 56857 - Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: Supporting Statement Regarding Marriage

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 229 (November 30, 2017)

Page Range		56857-56857
FR Document		2017-25808

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0115]


Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: 
Supporting Statement Regarding Marriage

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 (VBA), 
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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 2, 2018.

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@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0115'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of 
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 
Avenue, Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or 
email cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0115'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority:  38 U.S.C. 103.

    Title: Supporting Statement Regarding Marriage (VA Form 21P-4171).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0115.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Abstract: 38 U.S.C. 103 requires a marital relationship to be 
established before benefits may be paid to, or for, a spouse of a 
Veteran. VA codified this requirement at 38 CFR 3.1(j), which states 
``a marriage valid under the law of the place where the parties resided 
at the time of marriage, or the law of the place where the parties 
resided when the right to benefits accrued.''
    The information requested under this collection is necessary to 
establish the common-law marriage of a Veteran and the dependency of 
the Veteran's common-law spouse for the purpose of paying monetary 
benefits.
    VBA utilizes VA Form 21P-4171 to collect information from third-
parties regarding claimed common-law marriage between Veterans and 
spouses/surviving spouses. VBA uses the information collected to 
determine whether or not the claimed common-law marriage is valid under 
the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of marriage, 
or the law of the place where the parties resided when the right to 
benefits accrued, to comply with 38 CFR 3.1(j) and pay monetary 
benefits.
    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 44032 on September 20, 2017.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,400.

    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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OMB Control Number: 2900–0110. omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB By direction of the Secretary.
Type of Review: Extension of a Control No. 2900–0115’’ in any Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
currently approved collection. correspondence. Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Abstract: VA Form 26–6381 is Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
completed by Veterans who are selling Veterans Affairs.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,
their homes by assumption rather than [FR Doc. 2017–25808 Filed 11–29–17; 8:45 am]
Privacy and Risk, Department of
requiring purchasers to obtain their own BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue,
financing to pay off the loan. The data
Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC
furnished on the form is essential to
20420, (202) 461–5870 or email
determinations for assumption DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please
approval, release of liability, and AFFAIRS
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0115’’
substitution of entitlement in
in any correspondence.
accordance with 38 U.S.C. 3713(a) and [OMB Control No. 2900–0068]
3714 and 3702(b)(2). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Affected Public: Individuals and Authority: 38 U.S.C. 103. Agency Information Collection
households. Activity: Application for Service-
Title: Supporting Statement Regarding Disabled Veterans Insurance
Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours. Marriage (VA Form 21P–4171).
Estimated Average Burden per
OMB Control Number: 2900–0115. AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Type of Review: Reinstatement Administration, Department of Veterans
Frequency of Response: One time.
without change of a previously Affairs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
approved collection. ACTION: Notice.
250 per year.
Abstract: 38 U.S.C. 103 requires a
By direction of the Secretary. marital relationship to be established SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, before benefits may be paid to, or for, a Administration, Department of Veterans
Department Clearance Officer, Office of spouse of a Veteran. VA codified this Affairs (VA), is announcing an
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of requirement at 38 CFR 3.1(j), which opportunity for public comment on the
Veterans Affairs. states ‘‘a marriage valid under the law proposed collection of certain
[FR Doc. 2017–25811 Filed 11–29–17; 8:45 am] of the place where the parties resided at information by the agency. Under the
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P the time of marriage, or the law of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
place where the parties resided when 1995, Federal agencies are required to
the right to benefits accrued.’’ publish notice in the Federal Register
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS The information requested under this concerning each proposed collection of
AFFAIRS collection is necessary to establish the information, including each proposed
[OMB Control No. 2900–0115] common-law marriage of a Veteran and reinstatement of a currently approved
the dependency of the Veteran’s collection, and allow 60 days for public
Agency Information Collection Activity common-law spouse for the purpose of comment in response to the notice. This
under OMB Review: Supporting paying monetary benefits. notice solicits comments on information
Statement Regarding Marriage VBA utilizes VA Form 21P–4171 to needed from veterans to apply for
collect information from third-parties Service Disabled Veterans Insurance, to
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits regarding claimed common-law designate a beneficiary and to select an
Administration, Department of Veterans marriage between Veterans and spouses/ optional settlement.
Affairs. surviving spouses. VBA uses the DATES: Written comments and
ACTION: Notice. information collected to determine recommendations on the proposed
whether or not the claimed common- collection of information should be
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
law marriage is valid under the law of received on or before January 29, 2018.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
the place where the parties resided at ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
1995, this notice announces that the
the time of marriage, or the law of the on the collection of information through
Veterans Benefits Administration
place where the parties resided when Federal Docket Management System
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
the right to benefits accrued, to comply (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
will submit the collection of
with 38 CFR 3.1(j) and pay monetary Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
information abstracted below to the
benefits. Administrations (20M33), Department
Office of Management and Budget
An agency may not conduct or of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
(OMB) for review and comment. The
sponsor, and a person is not required to Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or
PRA submission describes the nature of
respond to a collection of information email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please
the information collection and its
unless it displays a currently valid OMB refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0068’’
expected cost and burden and it
control number. The Federal Register in any correspondence. During the
includes the actual data collection
Notice with a 60-day comment period comment period, comments may be
instrument.
soliciting comments on this collection viewed online through FDMS.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on of information was published at 82 FR
or before January 2, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
44032 on September 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Affected Public: Individuals or Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

on the collection of information through Households. 5870.
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Estimated Average Burden per PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Respondent: 20 minutes. obtain approval from the Office of
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., Frequency of Response: One time. Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through Estimated Number of Respondents: collection of information they conduct
electronic mail to oira_submission@ 2,400. or sponsor. This request for comment is

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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		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before January 2, 2018.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue, Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0115'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		82 FR 56857