[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 71 (Friday, April 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 19938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7748]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0510]


Agency Information Collection (Application for Exclusion of 
Children's Income) 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. 2900-0510'' 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-
0510.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Exclusion of Children's Income, VA Form 21-
0571.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0510.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The data collected on VA Form 21-0571 is use to determine 
whether children's income can be excluded from consideration in 
determining a parent's eligibility for non-service connected pension. A 
veteran's or surviving spouse's rate of improved pension is determined 
by family income. However, children's income may be excluded if it is 
unavailable or if including that income would cause a hardship.
    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 pages 3807-3808.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,025 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,700.

    Dated: April 4, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-7748 Filed 4-10-08; 8:45 am]
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