83 FR 26748 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application Request To Add and/or Remove Dependents

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 111 (June 8, 2018)

Page Range		26748-26749
FR Document		2018-12329

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 83 Issue 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26748-26749]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12329]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application Request To Add and/or Remove Dependents

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, 
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 July 9, 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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0043'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0043'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Application Request to Add and/or Remove Dependents (VA Form 
21-686c).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0043.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-686c is used to obtain current information 
about marital

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status and dependent child(ren). This information is needed to 
determine the correct rate of payment for veterans and beneficiaries 
who may be entitled to an additional allowance for dependents or to 
remove dependents.
    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 83 FR 03333 on February 20th, 2018, pages 
7301 and 7302.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 113,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 226,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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help determine whether an applying recommendations on the proposed By direction of the Secretary.
individual qualifies for DEA or Fry collection of information should be Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Scholarship benefits. The information received on or before August 7, 2018. Department Clearance Officer, Office of
will also be used to determine if the ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
program of education the applicant on the collection of information through Veterans Affairs.
wishes to pursue is approved for Federal Docket Management System [FR Doc. 2018–12328 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am]
educational assistance. The form is used (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
to obtain the necessary information from Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
the claimant, and a determination Administrations (20M33), Department
cannot be made without this of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
information. Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or AFFAIRS
An agency may not conduct or email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please [OMB Control No. 2900–0043]
sponsor, and a person is not required to refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0016 in
respond to a collection of information any correspondence. During the Agency Information Collection Activity
unless it displays a currently valid OMB comment period, comments may be Under OMB Review: Application
control number. The Federal Register viewed online through FDMS. Request To Add and/or Remove
Notice with a 60-day comment period Dependents
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
soliciting comments on this collection
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
of information was published at 83 FR
5870. Administration, Department of Veterans
03908 on February 27, 2018, pages 8572
and 8573. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Affairs
Affected Public: Individuals or PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must ACTION: Notice.
Households. obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Estimate: Annual Burden: 29,739
collection of information they conduct Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
hours.
or sponsor. This request for comment is 1995, this notice announces that the
Estimated Average Burden per
being made pursuant to Section Veterans Benefits Administration,
Respondent = 45 and 25 min (paper and
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. Department of Veterans Affairs, will
electronic, respectively).
With respect to the following submit the collection of information
Frequency of Response: one-time.
collection of information, VBA invites abstracted below to the Office of
Estimated Number of Respondents:
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed Management and Budget (OMB) for
50,981.
collection of information is necessary review and comment. The PRA
By direction of the Secretary. submission describes the nature of the
for the proper performance of VBA’s
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, information collection and its expected
functions, including whether the
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
information will have practical utility; cost and burden and it includes the
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of actual data collection instrument.
Veterans Affairs. (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of DATES: Comments must be submitted on
[FR Doc. 2018–12330 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] or before July 9, 2018.
information; (3) ways to enhance the
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quality, utility, and clarity of the ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
information to be collected; and (4) on the collection of information through
ways to minimize the burden of the www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
collection of information on Information and Regulatory Affairs,
AFFAIRS
respondents, including through the use Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
[OMB Control No. 2900–0016] of automated collection techniques or VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
the use of other forms of information Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
Agency Information Collection technology. electronic mail to oira_submission@
Activity: Claim for Disability Insurance Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Benefits, Government Life Insurance U.S.C. 3501–3521. Control No. 2900–0043’’ in any
Title: Claim for Disability Insurance correspondence.
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans Benefits, VA Form 29–357. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Affairs. OMB Control Number: 2900–0016. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
ACTION: Notice.
Type of Review: Extension without Records Service (005R1B), Department
change of a currently approved of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont
SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits collection. Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
Administrations, Department of Abstract: This form is used by the (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey-
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an policyholder to claim disability pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
opportunity for public comment on the insurance benefits on S–DVI, NSLI and Control No. 2900–0043’’ in any
proposed collection of certain USGLI policies. The information correspondence.
information by the agency. Under the requested is authorized by law, 38 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of U.S.C. 1912, 1915, 1922, 1942 and 1948. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
1995, Federal agencies are required to Affected Public: Individuals and Title: Application Request to Add
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publish notice in the Federal Register households. and/or Remove Dependents (VA Form
concerning each proposed collection of Estimated Annual Burden: 14,175. 21–686c).
information, including each proposed Estimated Average Burden Per OMB Control Number: 2900–0043.
extension of a currently approved Respondent: 1 Hour and 45 minutes. Type of Review: Revision of a
collection, and allow 60 days for public Frequency of Response: Once. currently approved collection.
comment in response to the notice. Estimated Number of Respondents: Abstract: VA Form 21–686c is used to
DATES: Written comments and 8,100. obtain current information about marital

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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 July 9, 2018.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900- 0043'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		83 FR 26748