[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00505]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0721]


Agency Information Collection (Exam for Housebound Status or 
Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance): 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 February 17, 2015.

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-
0721'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may 
be viewed online through the FDMS.

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. 2900-0721'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Exam for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid 
and Attendance, VA Form 21-2680.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0721.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA will use VA Form 21-2680 to gather medical information 
that is necessary to determine beneficiaries or claimants receiving 
treatment from private doctors or physicians, eligibility for aid and 
attendance or housebound benefit.
    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 at 79 FR 59561, October 2, 2014.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,000.

    Dated: January 9, 2015.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-00505 Filed 1-14-15; 8:45 am]
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