[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 73021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30503]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0721]


Agency Information Collection (Exam for Housebound Status or 
Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance): 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 (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 December 28, 2011.

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. 2900-0721'' 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) 461-0966 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0721.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Exam for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid 
and Attendance, VA Form 21-2680.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0721.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA will use VA Form 21-2680 to gather medical information 
that is necessary to determine beneficiaries or claimants receiving 
treatment from private doctors or physicians, eligibility for aid and 
attendance or housebound benefit.
    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 September 21, 2011, at pages 58565-58566.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,000.

    Dated: November 22, 2011.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-30503 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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