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Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the co...

Department of Veterans Affairs
  1. [OMB Control No. 2900-0559]

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, 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 and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by September 23, 2026 .

ADDRESSES:

To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, please type the following link into your browser: www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain, select “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments”, then search the list for the information collection by Title or “OMB Control No. 2900-0559.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084,

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0559 www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRASearch.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 40-0241 and Cemetery Grant Documents, 40-0895 Series, are required to provide data regarding the number of interments conducted at VA Grant Funded Veterans cemeteries and support grant preapplication each year. This data is necessary for budget, oversight and compliance purposes associated with exiting and establishment of new State and Tribal government Veteran cemeteries.

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 91 FR 31863, May 28, 2026. This is a revision due to the VA40-0241 taking 30 minutes less for a respondent to complete.

Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.

Estimated Annual Burden: 237.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 289.

Authority:44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Lanea Haynes,

Alternate, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2026-17218 Filed 8-21-26; 8:45 am]

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91 FR 54785

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“Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents,” thefederalregister.org (August 24, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-17218/agency-information-collection-activity-under-omb-review-grant-funded-cemetery-data-sheet-and-cemetery-grant-documents.