83 FR 38209 - Proposed Information Collection Activity: Application for Burial in a National Cemetery

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 150 (August 3, 2018)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 38209]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16628]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0232]


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Application for Burial 
in a National Cemetery

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 
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 September 4, 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-
0232'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), 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-
0232'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Application for Burial in a National Cemetery.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0232.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Abstract: VA requires applicants for national cemetery burial to 
provide information to verify eligibility for burial in a national 
cemetery, to schedule interment and to provide services requested by 
the decedent's family or personal representative. This information is 
also used for planning and scheduling cemetery services and to provide 
for specific requests from family members or the personal 
representative, such as the request for funeral honors to be performed 
during committal or memorial services.
    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 20160 on May 7, 2018.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 33,750.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 135,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-16628 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P