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)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-26262 |
[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 57655]] 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] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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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.
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| 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). | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 57654 |
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