[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 45523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21597]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Information Collections Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) the following proposals for the collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Number: 2900-0001
Titles and Form Number: Veteran's Application for Compensation or 
Pension, VA Form 21-526.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used to gather the necessary information to 
determine the veteran's eligibility, dependency, and income, as 
applicable, for the compensation and/or pension sought. The information 
is used to determine eligibility.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 372,426 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 248,284 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0002
Title and Form Number: Income-Net Worth and Employment Statement, VA 
Form 21-527.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used by the claimant to submit a 
supplemental claim for disability pension or disability compensation 
based on individual unemployability. The information is used to 
determine eligibility to these benefits.
Affected Public: Individuals or households,
Estimated Annual Burden: 104,440 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 104,440 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0004
Title and Form Number: Application for Dependency and Indemnity 
Compensation, Death Pension and Accrued Benefits by a Surviving Spouse 
or Child (Including Death Compensation if Applicable), VA Form 21-534.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used to gather the necessary information to 
determine the spouse's and/or children's eligibility, dependency and 
income, as applicable, for the death benefits sought. The information 
is used to determine eligibility.
Affected Public: Individuals or households,
Estimated Annual Burden: 83,462 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 75 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 66,770 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0014
Title and Form Number: Authorization and Certification of Entrance or 
Reentrance into Rehabilitation and Certification of Status, VA Form 28-
1905.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used to authorize and to certify pursuit 
and attendance for any Chapter 31, title 38, U.S.C., rehabilitation or 
Chapter 35 special restorative or specialized vocational training 
program.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions--Individuals or 
households--Business or other for-profit--Farms--State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,917 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,000 respondents.

OMB Number: 2900-0027
Title and Form Number: Application for Accrued Benefits by Veteran's 
Surviving Spouse, Child, or Dependent Parent, VA Form 21-551.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
Needs and Uses: The form is used to determine a claimant's entitlement 
to accrued benefits withheld during a veteran's hospitalization or 
domiciliary care. The information is used to determine entitlement to 
accrued benefits.
Affected Public: Individuals or households,
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000 respondents.

ADDRESSES: Copies of these submissions may be obtained from Trish 
Fineran, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M30), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
273-6886.
    Comments and recommendations concerning the submissions should be 
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Do not send requests for benefits 
to this address.

DATES: Comments on the information collections should be directed to 
the OMB Desk Officer on or before October 2, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer 
(045A4), (202) 565-4412.

    Dated: August 24, 1995.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 95-21597 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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