[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 6325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3145]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0215]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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 
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030, 
FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0215.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for Information to Make Direct Payment to Child 
Reaching Majority, VA Form Letter 21-863.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0215.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form Letter 21-863 is used by VA adjudicators to 
determine the address of a child attaining the age of majority and to 
determine the child's status for benefits. Title 38, CFR 3.403 provides 
direct payment to a child, if competent, from the date the child 
reaches the age of majority. Title 38, CFR 3.667 provides that a child 
may be paid from a child's 18th birthday based upon school attendance. 
This form letter solicits information needed to determine eligibility 
to benefits.
    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 on October 1, 2001, at page 50001.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,767 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,600.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0215'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: January 17, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-3145 Filed 2-8-02; 8:45 am]
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