82_FR_57887 82 FR 57654 - Allowance for Private Purchase of an Outer Burial Receptacle in Lieu of a Government-Furnished Graveliner for a Grave in a VA National Cemetery

82 FR 57654 - Allowance for Private Purchase of an Outer Burial Receptacle in Lieu of a Government-Furnished Graveliner for a Grave in a VA National Cemetery

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)

Page Range57654-57655
FR Document2017-26262

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is updating the monetary allowance payable for qualifying interments that occur during calendar year 2018, which applies toward the private purchase of an outer burial receptacle (or ``graveliner'') for use in a VA national cemetery. The allowance is equal to the average cost of Government- furnished graveliners less any administrative costs to VA. The purpose of this Notice is to notify interested parties of the average cost of Government-furnished graveliners, administrative costs that relate to processing and paying the allowance and the amount of the allowance payable for qualifying interments that occur during calendar year 2018.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57654-57655]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26262]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Allowance for Private Purchase of an Outer Burial Receptacle in 
Lieu of a Government-Furnished Graveliner for a Grave in a VA National 
Cemetery

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is updating the 
monetary allowance payable for qualifying interments that occur during 
calendar year 2018, which applies toward the private purchase of an 
outer burial receptacle (or ``graveliner'') for use in a VA national 
cemetery. The allowance is equal to the average cost of Government-
furnished graveliners less any administrative costs to VA. The purpose 
of this Notice is to notify interested parties of the average cost of 
Government-furnished graveliners, administrative costs that relate to 
processing and paying the allowance and the amount of the allowance 
payable for qualifying interments that occur during calendar year 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Carter, Chief of Budget 
Execution Division, National Cemetery Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
Telephone: 202-461-9764 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2306(e)(3) and (4) of title 38, 
United States Code (U.S.C.) authorizes VA to provide a monetary 
allowance for the private purchase of an outer burial receptacle for 
use in a VA national cemetery where its use is authorized. The 
allowance for qualified interments that occur during calendar year 2018 
is the average cost of Government-furnished graveliners in fiscal year 
2017, less the administrative costs incurred by VA in processing and 
paying the allowance in lieu of the Government-furnished graveliner.
    The average cost of Government-furnished graveliners is determined 
by taking VA's total cost during a fiscal year for single-depth 
graveliners that were procured for placement at the time of interment 
and dividing it by the total number of such graveliners procured by VA 
during that fiscal year. The calculation excludes both graveliners 
procured and pre-placed in gravesites as part of cemetery gravesite 
development projects and all double-depth graveliners. Using this 
method of computation, the average cost was determined to be $315.00 
for fiscal year 2017.
    The administrative costs incurred by VA consist of those costs that 
relate to processing and paying an allowance in lieu of the Government-
furnished graveliner. These costs have been determined to be $9.00 for 
calendar year 2018.
    The allowance payable for qualifying interments occurring during 
calendar year 2018, therefore, is $306.00.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and

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submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. Gina S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department 
of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on November 30, 2017, for 
publication.

    Dated: November 30, 2017.
Jeffrey Martin,
Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-26262 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                 By direction of the Secretary.                        the information will have practical                   private purchase of an outer burial
                                               Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,                                   utility; (2) the accuracy of VBA’s                    receptacle (or ‘‘graveliner’’) for use in a
                                               Department Clearance Officer, Office of                 estimate of the burden of the proposed                VA national cemetery. The allowance is
                                               Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of                collection of information; (3) ways to                equal to the average cost of Government-
                                               Veterans Affairs.                                       enhance the quality, utility, and clarity             furnished graveliners less any
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–26253 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]             of the information to be collected; and               administrative costs to VA. The purpose
                                               BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                  (4) ways to minimize the burden of the                of this Notice is to notify interested
                                                                                                       collection of information on                          parties of the average cost of
                                                                                                       respondents, including through the use                Government-furnished graveliners,
                                               DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                  of automated collection techniques or                 administrative costs that relate to
                                               AFFAIRS                                                 the use of other forms of information                 processing and paying the allowance
                                               [OMB Control No. 2900–0073]                             technology.                                           and the amount of the allowance
                                                                                                         Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034, 3241, 3323,              payable for qualifying interments that
                                               Agency Information Collection                           3680; and 3684, 10 U.S.C. 16136, and 16166,           occur during calendar year 2018.
                                               Activity: Enrollment Certification                      38 CFR 21.4203, 21.5200(d), 21.7152,                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       21.7652, 21.9720 and Section 3506(c)(2)(A).           William Carter, Chief of Budget
                                               AGENCY:  Veterans Benefits
                                                                                                         Title: Enrollment Agreement, VA                     Execution Division, National Cemetery
                                               Administration, Department of Veterans
                                                                                                       Form 22–1999.                                         Administration, Department of Veterans
                                               Affairs.
                                                                                                         OMB Control Number: 2900–0073.                      Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
                                               ACTION: Notice.                                           Type of Review: Extension of a                      Washington, DC 20420. Telephone:
                                               SUMMARY:   Veterans Benefits                            currently approved collection.                        202–461–9764 (this is not a toll-free
                                               Administration, Department of Veterans                    Abstract: VA uses the information                   number).
                                               Affairs (VA), is announcing an                          collected on VA Form 22–1999 to                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Section
                                               opportunity for public comment on the                   determine the amount of educational                   2306(e)(3) and (4) of title 38, United
                                               proposed collection of certain                          benefits payable to the trainee during                States Code (U.S.C.) authorizes VA to
                                               information by the agency. Under the                    the period of enrollment or training.                 provide a monetary allowance for the
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                        Additionally, VA also uses these forms                private purchase of an outer burial
                                               1995, Federal agencies are required to                  to determine whether the trainee has                  receptacle for use in a VA national
                                               publish notice in the Federal Register                  requested an advance payment or                       cemetery where its use is authorized.
                                               concerning each proposed collection of                  accelerated payment of benefits.                      The allowance for qualified interments
                                               information, including each proposed                    Without this information, VA would not                that occur during calendar year 2018 is
                                               extension of a currently approved                       have a basis upon which to make                       the average cost of Government-
                                               collection, and allow 60 days for public                payment or to know if a person was                    furnished graveliners in fiscal year
                                               comment in response to the notice.                      requesting an advance or accelerated                  2017, less the administrative costs
                                                                                                       payment.                                              incurred by VA in processing and
                                               DATES: Written comments and
                                                                                                         Affected Public: Individuals and
                                               recommendations on the proposed                                                                               paying the allowance in lieu of the
                                                                                                       Households.
                                               collection of information should be                                                                           Government-furnished graveliner.
                                                                                                         Burden: 851,394 hours.
                                               received on or before February 5, 2018.                   Estimated Average Burden per                           The average cost of Government-
                                               ADDRESSES: Submit written comments                      Respondent: 15 min.                                   furnished graveliners is determined by
                                               on the collection of information through                  Frequency of Response: Twice                        taking VA’s total cost during a fiscal
                                               Federal Docket Management System                        Annually.                                             year for single-depth graveliners that
                                               (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to                       Estimated Number of Respondents:                    were procured for placement at the time
                                               Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits                   1,702,788.                                            of interment and dividing it by the total
                                               Administration (20M33), Department of                                                                         number of such graveliners procured by
                                                                                                         By direction of the Secretary.                      VA during that fiscal year. The
                                               Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue                    Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
                                               NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to                                                                         calculation excludes both graveliners
                                                                                                       Department Clearance Officer, Office of               procured and pre-placed in gravesites as
                                               nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to                 Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
                                               ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0073’’ in any                                                                          part of cemetery gravesite development
                                                                                                       Veterans Affairs.                                     projects and all double-depth
                                               correspondence. During the comment                      [FR Doc. 2017–26250 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
                                               period, comments may be viewed online                                                                         graveliners. Using this method of
                                               through the FDMS.
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                computation, the average cost was
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                             determined to be $315.00 for fiscal year
                                               Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–                                                                            2017.
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                   The administrative costs incurred by
                                               5870.                                                   AFFAIRS                                               VA consist of those costs that relate to
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the                                                                          processing and paying an allowance in
                                               PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must                      Allowance for Private Purchase of an
                                                                                                                                                             lieu of the Government-furnished
                                               obtain approval from the Office of                      Outer Burial Receptacle in Lieu of a
                                                                                                                                                             graveliner. These costs have been
                                               Management and Budget (OMB) for each                    Government-Furnished Graveliner for
                                                                                                                                                             determined to be $9.00 for calendar year
                                               collection of information they conduct                  a Grave in a VA National Cemetery
                                                                                                                                                             2018.
                                               or sponsor. This request for comment is                 AGENCY:   Department of Veterans Affairs.                The allowance payable for qualifying
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                                               being made pursuant to the Paperwork                    ACTION:   Notice.                                     interments occurring during calendar
                                               Reduction Act. With respect to the                                                                            year 2018, therefore, is $306.00.
                                               following collection of information,                    SUMMARY:  The Department of Veterans
                                               VBA invites comments on: (1) Whether                    Affairs (VA) is updating the monetary                 Signing Authority
                                               the proposed collection of information                  allowance payable for qualifying                        The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
                                               is necessary for the proper performance                 interments that occur during calendar                 designee, approved this document and
                                               of VBA’s functions, including whether                   year 2018, which applies toward the                   authorized the undersigned to sign and


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                                               submit the document to the Office of the                Department of Veterans Affairs,                         Dated: November 30, 2017.
                                               Federal Register for publication                        approved this document on November                    Jeffrey Martin,
                                               electronically as an official document of               30, 2017, for publication.                            Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy
                                               the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina                                                                      & Management, Office of the Secretary,
                                               S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff,                                                                           Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2017–26262 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
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Document Created: 2017-12-06 00:21:24
Document Modified: 2017-12-06 00:21:24
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactWilliam Carter, Chief of Budget Execution Division, National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Telephone: 202-461-9764 (this is not a toll-free number).
FR Citation82 FR 57654 

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