Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Statement of Person Claiming To Have Stood in Relation of Parent
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the co...
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, 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 November 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. 2900-0059.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VA PRA information:
Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084,
VAPRA@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
21P-524, Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent.
Type of Review:
Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
VA Form 21P-524 is used to gather the necessary information to determine a claimant's parental relationship to a deceased Veteran when the claimant is not the Veteran's natural mother or father or adopted mother or father. Without this information, determination of entitlement would not be possible. 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 48510, July 31, 2026.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 66775
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
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“Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Statement of Person Claiming To Have Stood in Relation of Parent,” thefederalregister.org (October 22, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-21627/agency-information-collection-activity-under-omb-review-statement-of-person-claiming-to-have-stood-in-relation-of-parent.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
44 U.S.C. 3501