[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 47563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19479]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0674]


Agency Information Collection--Clarification of a Notice of 
Disagreement Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeals, 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 Board of 
Veterans' Appeals (BVA), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 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-
0674'' 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. 2900-0674'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Clarification of Notice of Disagreement.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0674.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Appellate review of the denial of Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) benefits is initiated by a claimant, or his/her 
representative, filing a Notice of Disagreement. 38 U.S.C.A. Sec. Sec.  
7105(a), (b)(2). A Notice of Disagreement is a written communication 
that expresses (1) dissatisfaction or disagreement with an adjudicative 
determination by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) and (2) a 
desire to contest the result. 38 U.S.C.A. Sec.  7105; 38 CFR 20.201. No 
special form or wording is required; however, the Notice of 
Disagreement must identify the specific determinations with which the 
claimant disagrees, and must be in terms that can be reasonably 
construed as disagreement with the AOJ's determination and a desire for 
appellate review. Id. If the AOJ receives a written communication 
expressing dissatisfaction or disagreement within one year (or 60 days 
for simultaneously contested claims) of mailing an adverse decision, 
but cannot clearly identify that communication as expressing an intent 
to appeal, or cannot identify which claims the claimant wants to 
appeal, then the AOJ will contact the claimant orally or in writing to 
request clarification of his/her intent. 38 CFR 19.26(b).
    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 80 FR 8764 on February 18, 2015.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 122,487.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 122,487.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell.
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-19479 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am]
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