[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 6181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01812]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0747]


Agency Information Collection (Fully Developed Claims) 
(Applications for Compensation; Applications for Pension; Applications 
for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits): 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 February 28, 2013.

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. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0747'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492, FAX (202) 632-7583 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0747.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: Fully Developed Claims (Applications for Compensation, 21-
526EZ; Applications for Pension, VA Form 21-527EZ; and Applications for 
DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits, VA Form 21-534EZ.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0747.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 21-526EZ, 21-527EZ and 21-534EZ will be used to 
process a claim within 90 days after receipt from a claimant. Claimants 
are required to sign and date the certification, certifying as of the 
signed date, no additional information or evidence is available or 
needs to be submitted in order to adjudicate the claim.
    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 October 19, 2012, at pages 64389-64390.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 43,516 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 104,440.

    Dated: January 24, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
 William F. Russo,
 Deputy Director, Office of Regulations Policy and Management, Office 
of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-01812 Filed 1-28-13; 8:45 am]
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