83 FR 28492 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or Special Adaptation Grant

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 118 (June 19, 2018)

Page Range		28492-28493
FR Document		2018-13100

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Loan Guaranty Service, 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 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28492-28493]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13100]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0132]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application in Acquiring 
Specially Adapted Housing or Special Adaptation Grant

AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service, 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 Loan Guaranty Service, 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 19, 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-
0132'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of 
Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of

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Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0132'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 2108.
    Title: Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or 
Special Adaptation Grant.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0132.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., chapter 21, authorizes a VA program of 
grants for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans or 
servicemembers. Section 2101(a) of this chapter specifically outlines 
those determinations that must be made by VA before such grant is 
approved for a particular veteran or servicemember. VA Form 26-4555 is 
used to gather the necessary information to determine Veteran 
eligibility for the SAH or SHA grant.
    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 12654 on March 22, 2018, pages 
12654-12655.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,166 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000 per year.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-13100 Filed 6-18-18; 8:45 am]
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changes to the notice are necessary. This has been sent to both Houses of Signing Authority
matching program will be valid for 18 Congress and OMB. The Senior Agency Official for
months from the effective date of this Participating Agencies: Department of Privacy, or designee, approved this
notice. Veterans Affairs/Veteran document and authorized the
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be HealthAdministration and Internal undersigned to sign and submit the
submitted through www.Regulations.gov Revenue Service. document to the Office of the Federal
by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, Authority for Conducting the Register for publication electronically as
Regulations Management (00REG), Matching Program: This agreement is an official document of the Department
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 executed under the Privacy Act of 1974, of Veterans Affairs. John Buck, Director
Vermont Ave. NW, Room 1068, 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 552a, as for the Office of Privacy, Information
Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to amended by the Computer Matching and Identity Protection, Department of
(202) 273–9026 (not a toll-free number). and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and Veterans Affairs approved this
Comments should indicate that they are the regulations and guidance document on June 13, 2018 for
submitted in response to Matching promulgated thereunder. Legal authority publication.
Program IRS/VA. Copies of comments for the disclosures under this agreement Dated: June 14, 2018.
received will be available for public is 38 U.S.C. 5106 and 5317, and 26 Kathleen M. Manwell,
inspection in the Office of Regulation U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)(viii). Under 38
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
Policy and Management, Room 1063B, U.S.C. 1710, VA/VHA has a statutory of Privacy, Information and Identity
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 obligation to collect income information Protection, Quality, Privacy and Risk, Office
p.m. Monday through Friday (except from certain applicants for medical care of Information and Technology, Department
holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for and to use that income data to of Veterans Affairs.
an appointment. (This is not a toll-free determine the appropriate eligibility [FR Doc. 2018–13135 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am]
number.) In addition, during the category for the applicant’s medical BILLING CODE P
comment period, comments may be care. 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7) authorizes the
viewed online through the Federal disclosure of tax return information
Docket Management System (FDMS) at with respect to net earnings from self- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
www.Regulations.gov. employment and wages, as defined by AFFAIRS
relevant sections of the Internal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [OMB Control No. 2900–0132]
Revenue Code (IRC), to Federal, state,
LeRoy F. Garcia, Acting Director, Health
and local agencies administering certain Agency Information Collection
Eligibility Center, (404) 848–5300 (this
benefit programs under Title 38 of the Activity: Application in Acquiring
is not a toll free number).
U.S.C. Specially Adapted Housing or Special
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Purpose(s): To identify and verify Adaptation Grant
Department of Veterans Affairs has those veterans whose basic eligibility for
statutory authorization under 38 U.S.C. medical care benefits is dependent upon AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service,
5317, 38 U.S.C. 5106, 26 U.S.C. their financial status and ensure they Department of Veterans Affairs.
6103(l)(7)(D)(viii) and 5 U.S.C. 552a to are in the correct Priority Group and ACTION: Notice.
establish matching agreements and copayment status.
request and use income information SUMMARY: In compliance with the
from other agencies for purposes of Categories of Individuals: Nonservice- Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
verification of income for determining connected and zero percent 1995, this notice announces that the
eligibility for benefits. 38 U.S.C. noncompensable service-connected Loan Guaranty Service, Department of
1710(a)(2)(G), 1710(a)(3), and 1710(b) veterans who are in Priority Group 5 Veterans Affairs, will submit the
identify those veterans whose basic based on their inability to defray the collection of information abstracted
eligibility for medical care benefits is expenses for necessary care as defined below to the Office of Management and
dependent upon their financial status. in 38 U.S.C. 1722. Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
Eligibility for nonservice-connected and Categories of Records: The VA records The PRA submission describes the
zero percent noncompensable service- involved in the match are ‘‘Income nature of the information collection and
connected veterans is determined based Verification Records—VA’’ its expected cost and burden and it
on the veteran’s inability to defray the (89VA10NB). The IRS will provide includes the actual data collection
expenses for necessary care as defined return information with respect to instrument.
in 38 U.S.C. 1722. This determination unearned income from the Information
Return Master File (IRMF) Process File, DATES: Comments must be submitted on
can affect their responsibility to or before July 19, 2018.
participate in the cost of their care Treas/IRS 22.061.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
through copayments and their System(s) of Records: VHA’s System
assignment to an enrollment priority of Records entitled ‘‘Income Verification on the collection of information through
group. The goal of this match is to Records—VA’’ (89VA10NB) (Routine www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
obtain IRS unearned income use nineteen (19)), as published at 73 FR Information and Regulatory Affairs,
information data needed for the income 26192 (May 8, 2008), and updated at 78 Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
verification process. The VA records FR 76897 (December 19, 2013). IRS will VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
involved in the match are ‘‘Income extract return information with respect Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
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Verification Records—VA’’ to unearned income from the electronic mail to oira_submission@
(89VA10NB). The IRS records are from Information Return Master File (IRMF) omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
the Information Return Master File Processing File, Treas/IRS 22.061, as Control No. 2900–0132’’ in any
(IRMF) Process File, Treas/IRS 22.061, published at 80 FR 54081 (September 8, correspondence.
through the Disclosure of Information to 2015), through the Disclosure of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal, State and Local Agencies Information to Federal, State and Local Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,
(DIFSLA) program. A copy of this notice Agencies (DIFSLA) program. Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of

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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 19, 2018.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0132'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		83 FR 28492