[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13622-13623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6464]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0572]


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. 3501-21), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 22, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION 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. 2900-0572.''
    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. 
2900-0572'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Benefits for Certain Children with 
Disabilities Born of Vietnam and Certain Korea Service Veterans, VA 
Form 21-0304.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 38 U.S.C 1815, Children of Women Vietnam Veterans Born 
with Certain Birth Defects, authorizes payment of monetary benefits to, 
or on behalf of, certain children of female veterans who served in 
Republic of Vietnam. To be eligible, the child must be the biological 
child; conceived after the date the veteran first served in Vietnam 
during the period February 28, 1961, to May 7, 1975; and have certain 
birth defects resulting in permanent physical or mental disability.
    38 U.S.C. 1805, Spina Bifida Benefits Eligibility, authorizes 
payment to a spina bifida child-claimant to parent(s) who performed 
active military, naval, or air service during the Vietnam era during 
the period January 9, 1962, to May 7, 1975. The child must be the 
natural child of a Vietnam veteran, regardless of age or marital 
status, who was conceived after the date on which the veteran first 
entered the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era. Spina Bifida 
benefits are payable for all types of spina bifida except spina bifida 
occulta. The law does not allow payment of both benefits at the same 
time. If entitlement exists under both laws, benefits will be paid 
under 38 U.S.C. 1815. VA Form 21-0304 is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine eligibility for a monetary allowance and 
appropriate level of payment.
    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 December 10, 2003, at pages 68971-68972.

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    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 72 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 430.

    By direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: March 11, 2004.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-6464 Filed 3-22-04; 8:45 am]
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