[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53112-53113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21150]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0463]


Agency Information Collection (Notice of Waiver of VA 
Compensation or Pension To Receive Military Pay and Allowances) 
Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, VA.

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 October 6, 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. 
2900-0463'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue

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NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0463.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive 
Military Pay and Allowances, VA Form 21-8951 and VA Form 21-8951-2.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0463.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants who wish to waive VA disability benefits in 
order to receive active or inactive duty training pay are required to 
complete VA Forms 21-8951 and 21-8951-2. Active and inactive duty 
training pay cannot be paid concurrently with VA disability 
compensation or pension benefits. Claimants who elect to keep training 
pay must waive VA benefits for the number of days equal to the number 
of days in which they received training pay.
    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 12, 2014, at pages 33806 and 33807.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,000.

    Dated: September 2, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-21150 Filed 9-4-14; 8:45 am]
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