[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53507-53508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21073]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0138]


Agency Information Collection (Request for Details of Expenses) 
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 September 30, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0138'' 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 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0138.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request for Details of Expenses, VA Form 21-8049.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0138.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA will use the data collected on VA Form 21-8049 to 
determine the amounts of any deductible expenses paid by the claimant 
and/or commercial life insurance received in order to calculate the 
current rate of pension. Pension is an income-based program, and the 
payable rate depends on the claimant's annual income.
    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

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Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on May 20, 2013, at page 29439.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,700 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,800.

    Dated: August 26, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-21073 Filed 8-28-13; 8:45 am]
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