[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 71 (Friday, April 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 19937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7746]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0161]


Agency Information Collection (Medical Expense Report) 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, will submit 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 May 12, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov or 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. 2900-0161'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0161.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Medical Expense Report, VA Form 21-8416.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0161.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-8416 is completed by claimants in receipt of 
or claiming income-based benefits to report medical expenses paid. 
Unreimbursed medical expenses may be excluded as countable income in 
determining a claimant's entitlement to income-based benefits and the 
rate payable.
    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 January 22, 2008, at page 3808.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 96,400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,200.

    Dated: April 4, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-7746 Filed 4-10-08; 8:45 am]
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