[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11156]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0495]


Agency Information Collection (Marital Status Questionnaire) 
Activity 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, 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 June 10, 2010.

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. 2900-0495'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
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. 2900-0495.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Marital Status Questionnaire, VA Form 21-0537.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0495.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0537 is used to confirm the marital status of 
a surviving spouse receiving dependency and indemnity compensation 
benefits (DIC). If a surviving spouse remarries, he or she is no longer 
entitled to DIC unless the marriage began after age 57 or has been 
terminated.
    The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on March 4, 
2010, at pages 10027-10028.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 189 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,270.

    Dated: May 6, 2010.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-11156 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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