83 FR 45016 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of Claimant

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 171 (September 4, 2018)

Page Range		45016-45016
FR Document		2018-19038

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0740]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request 
for Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of Claimant

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 (VBA), 
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 October 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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0740'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of 
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 
Avenue, Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or 
email cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0000'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5121(a).
    Title: Request for Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of Claimant.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0740.
    Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its 
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), administers an integrated 
program of benefits and services established by law for veterans, 
service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. 
Information requested by this form is authorized under the authority of 
38 U.S.C. 5121A, Payment of Certain Accrued Benefits Upon Death of a 
Beneficiary. VA Form 21P-0847, Application for Request to Substitute 
Claimant, will be used to allow claimants to request substitution for a 
claimant who passed away prior to VA processing a claim to completion. 
This is only allowed when a claimant dies while a claim or appeal for 
any benefit under a law administered by the VA is pending. The 
substitute claimant would be eligible to receive accrued benefits due a 
deceased claimant under Section 5121(a). The substitute claim must be 
filed no later than one year after the date of the death of the 
claimant. By law, VA must have a claimant's or beneficiary's written 
permission (an ``authorization'') to be a substitute claimant. The 
claimant or beneficiary may revoke the authorization at any time, 
except if VA has already acted based on the permission.
    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 30226 on June 27, 2018, pages 30226 
and 30227.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.

    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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Wolkow. Requests for additional the accuracy of the above estimate of the 20420, (202) 461–5870 or email
information on foreign currency burdens; (c) ways to enhance the cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please
transactions and positions should be quality, usefulness and clarity of the refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0000’’
directed to Ms. Weis. information to be collected; (d) ways to in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: minimize the reporting and/or record SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 31 CFR part 128, Reporting of keeping burdens on respondents, Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5121(a).
International Capital and Foreign including the use of information Title: Request for Substitution of
Currency Transactions and Positions. technologies to automate the collection Claimant Upon Death of Claimant.
OMB Number: 1505–0149. of the data; and (e) estimates of capital OMB Control Number: 2900–0740.
Abstract: 31 CFR part 128 establishes or start-up costs of operation, Abstract: The Department of Veterans
general guidelines for reporting on maintenance and purchase of services to Affairs (VA), through its Veterans
United States claims on and liabilities to provide information. Benefits Administration (VBA),
foreigners; on transactions in securities administers an integrated program of
Dwight Wolkow,
with foreigners; and on the monetary benefits and services established by law
Administrator, International Portfolio for veterans, service personnel, and
reserves of the United States as Investment Data Systems.
provided for by the International their dependents and/or beneficiaries.
Emily Weis, Information requested by this form is
Investment and Trade in Services
Financial Analyst. authorized under the authority of 38
Survey Act and the Bretton Woods
[FR Doc. 2018–19031 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] U.S.C. 5121A, Payment of Certain
Agreements Act. In addition, 31 CFR
part 128 establishes general guidelines BILLING CODE 4810–25–P Accrued Benefits Upon Death of a
for reporting on the nature and source Beneficiary. VA Form 21P–0847,
of foreign currency transactions of large Application for Request to Substitute
U.S. business enterprises and their DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Claimant, will be used to allow
foreign affiliates. This regulation AFFAIRS claimants to request substitution for a
includes a recordkeeping requirement, [OMB Control No. 2900–0740]
claimant who passed away prior to VA
§ 128.5, which is necessary to enable the processing a claim to completion. This
Office of International Affairs to verify Agency Information Collection Activity is only allowed when a claimant dies
reported information and to secure Under OMB Review: Request for while a claim or appeal for any benefit
additional information concerning Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of under a law administered by the VA is
reported information as may be Claimant pending. The substitute claimant would
necessary. The recordkeepers are U.S. be eligible to receive accrued benefits
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits due a deceased claimant under Section
persons required to file reports covered
Administration, Department of Veterans 5121(a). The substitute claim must be
by these regulations. The forms
Affairs. filed no later than one year after the date
prescribed by the Secretary and covered
ACTION: Notice. of the death of the claimant. By law, VA
by this regulation, § 128.1(c), are
Treasury International Capital (TIC) must have a claimant’s or beneficiary’s
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Forms BC, BL–1, BL–2, BQ–1, BQ–2, written permission (an ‘‘authorization’’)
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
BQ–3, CQ–1, CQ–2, D, S, SLT and to be a substitute claimant. The claimant
1995, this notice announces that the
Treasury Foreign Currency Forms FC–1, or beneficiary may revoke the
Veterans Benefits Administration
FC–2, and FC–3. authorization at any time, except if VA
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
Current Actions: No changes to has already acted based on the
will submit the collection of
recordkeeping requirements are permission.
information abstracted below to the
proposed at this time. An agency may not conduct or
Office of Management and Budget
Type of Review: Extension of a sponsor, and a person is not required to
(OMB) for review and comment. The
currently approved data collection. respond to a collection of information
PRA submission describes the nature of
Affected Public: Business or other for- unless it displays a currently valid OMB
the information collection and its
profit organizations. control number. The Federal Register
expected cost and burden and it
Estimated Number of Record keepers: Notice with a 60-day comment period
includes the actual data collection
2,204. soliciting comments on this collection
instrument.
Estimated Average Time per of information was published at 83 FR
DATES: Comments must be submitted on 30226 on June 27, 2018, pages 30226
Respondent: One-third hour per
respondent per filing. or before October 4, 2018. and 30227.
Estimated Total Annual Burden ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Affected Public: Individuals and
Hours: 7,391 hours, based on 22,176 on the collection of information through households.
responses per year. www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667
Request for Comments: Comments Information and Regulatory Affairs, hours.
submitted in response to this notice will Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Estimated Average Burden per
be summarized and/or included in the VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, Respondent: 5 minutes.
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through Frequency of Response: Once.
request for Office of Management and
electronic mail to oira_submission@ Estimated Number of Respondents:
Budget approval. All comments will
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 20,000.
become a matter of public record. The
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public is invited to submit written Control No. 2900–0740’’ in any By direction of the Secretary.
comments concerning: (a) Whether the correspondence. Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
recordkeeping requirements in 31 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department Clearance Officer, Office of
part 128.5 are necessary for the proper Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
performance of the functions of the Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Office, including whether the Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue, [FR Doc. 2018–19038 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am]
information will have practical uses; (b) Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

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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 October 4, 2018.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue, Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0000'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		83 FR 45016