[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24865-24866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2305]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0101]


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. 3501-3521), 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 June 10, 2005.

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. 2900-0101.''
    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. 
2900-0101'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Eligibility Verification Reports (EVR).
    a. Eligibility Verification Report Instructions, VA Form 21-0510.
    b. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report 
(Surviving Spouse), VA Form 21-0512S-1.
    c. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report 
(Veteran), VA Form 21-0512V-1.
    d. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report 
(Children Only), VA Form 21-0513-1.
    e. DIC Parent's Eligibility Verification Report, VA Forms 21-0514 
and 21-0514-1.
    f. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran With 
No Children), VA Forms 21-0516 and 21-0516-1.
    g. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran With 
Children), VA Forms 21-0517 and 21-0517-1.
    h. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving 
Spouse With No Children), VA Forms 21-0518 and 21-0518-1.
    i. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Child or 
Children), VA Forms 21-0519C and 21-0519C-1.
    j. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving 
Spouse With Children), VA Forms 21-0519S and 21-0519S-1.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0101.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA uses Eligibility Verification Reports (EVR) forms to 
verify a claimant's continued entitlement to benefits. Claimants who 
applied for or receives Improved Pension or Parents' Dependency and 
Indemnity Compensation must promptly notify VA in writing of any 
changes in entitlement factors. EVRs are required annually by 
beneficiaries whose social security number (SSN) or whose spouse's SSN 
is not verified, or who has income other than Social Security. 
Recipients of Old Law and Section 306 Pension are no longer required to 
submit annual EVRs unless there is a change in their income.
    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 November 12, 2004, at pages 65504-65505.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 113,075 hours. The annual burden for VA 
Forms 21-0512S-1, 21-0512V-1, 21-0513-1, 21-0514, 21-0514-1, 21-0516, 
21-0516-1, 21-0518, 21-0518-1, 21-0519C, and 21-0519C-1 is 9,8775 and 
14,300 for VA Forms 21-0517, 21-0517-1, 21-0519S, and 21-0519S-1.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: The estimated burden 
respondent for VA Forms 21-0512S-1, 21-0512V-1, 21-0513-1, 21-0514, 21-
0514-1, 21-0516, 21-0516-1, 21-0518, 21-0518-1, 21-0519C, and 21-0519C-
1 is 30 minutes and 40 minutes for VA Forms 21-0517, 21-0517-1, 21-
0519S, and 21-0519S-1.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 219,000. The number of respondents 
for VA Forms 21-0512S-1, 21-0512V-1, 21-0513-1, 21-0514, 21-0514-1, 21-
0516, 21-0516-1, 21-0518, 21-0518-1, 21-0519C, and 21-0519C-1 is 
197,550

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and 21,450 for VA Forms 21-0517, 21-0517-1, 21-0519S, and 21-0519S-1.

    Dated: April 29, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
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