[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35114-35115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14131]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New]


Agency Information Collection (NCA PreNeed Burial Planning) 
Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery 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 National Cemetery 
Administration (NCA), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through 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.

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Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900--New'' 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) 632-7479, fax (202) 632-7583 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900--New'' In 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: 
    Title: NCA PreNeed Burial Planning, VA Form 40-10007.
    OMB Control Number: 2900--New.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 40-10007 will be used to collect information to 
assist Veterans, service members, and their eligible family members 
with planning for burial in a VA national cemetery. This information 
will be reviewed by VA for completeness and will remain on file for an 
eligibility determination at the time of need.
    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 June 1, 2011, at page 31683. One comment 
was received. The commenter stated that the scope of the pre-need 
burial program should be extended to all Veterans and service members, 
and not limited to those with terminal illnesses. VA agrees and has 
revised the form to include all Veterans, service members, and their 
potentially eligible family members.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,000.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.

    Dated: June 6, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-14131 Filed 6-11-12; 8:45 am]
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