Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request
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 ...
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION:
Notice.
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 and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by September 28, 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. 2900-0877.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VA PRA information:
Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084,
VAPRA@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request (VA Form 20-10206).
Type of Review:
Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
VA Form 20-10206 is used by VA to gather the necessary information to fulfill claimants' requests to access Federal agency records and requests for access to records based on name or another personal identifier. Without this information, VA would not be able to efficiently process FOIA and PA requests in a standardized manner. As such, requests from claimants and stakeholders vary in nature and in scope.
This control number used to be associated with three information collections. This control number now only includes this information collection, and the burden estimate has increased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the past year.
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 insert citation date: 91 FR 37498, June 23, 2026.
Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden:
14,378 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:
5 minutes.
Frequency of Response:
One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
172,534 per year.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 55437
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request,” thefederalregister.org (August 27, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-17532/agency-information-collection-activity-under-omb-review-freedom-of-information-act-foia-or-privacy-act-pa-request.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
44 U.S.C. 3501