[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 76411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29848]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 [OMB Control No. 2900-0655]


Agency Information Collection (Residency Verification Report--
Veterans and Survivors) 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 January 16, 2014.

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-
0655'' 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. 2900-0655.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Residency Verification Report--Veterans and Survivors, VA 
Form Letter 21-914.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0655.
    Type of Review: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form Letter 21-914 is use to verify whether Filipino 
veterans of the Special Philippine Scouts, Commonwealth Army of the 
Philippines, organized guerilla groups receiving service-connected 
compensation benefits and survivors receiving service connected death 
benefits at the full-dollar rate, actually resides in the United States 
as United States citizens or as aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence. The information is needed to determine whether the claimant 
continues to meet the United States residency requirements.
    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 July 31, 2013, at page 46424.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,250.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-29848 Filed 12-16-13; 8:45 am]
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