[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 72030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30589]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0005]


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 January 2, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005E3), 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. 
2900-0005.''
    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. 
2900-0005'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Application for Dependency and 
Indemnity Compensation by Parent(s), (Including Accrued Benefits and 
Death Compensation, When Applicable), VA Form 21-535.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0005.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-535 is used by surviving parent or parents of 
a deceased veteran to apply for benefits. Dependency and Indemnity 
Compensation may be payable when the veteran dies (a) From disease or 
injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty while on active duty or 
active duty for training, (b) from injury incurred or aggravated in 
line of duty while on inactive duty training, or (c) from disability 
compensable under laws administered by VA. VA uses the information to 
determine a parent's eligibility, dependency and income, as applicable, 
for the death 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 August 14, 2002, at page 53045.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25,056.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 hour 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,880.

    Dated: November 22, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-30589 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
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