[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 3244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00982]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0743]


Agency Information Collection (Pre-Discharge Compensation Claim) 
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. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, 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 it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 19, 2016.

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-
0743'' 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. 2900-0743'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Pre-Discharge Compensation Claim (VA Form 21-526c).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0743.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Pre-Discharge Compensation Claim is used by service 
members to file claims under the Benefits Delivery at Discharge or 
Quick Start programs under Title 38 U.S.C. 5101(a). Without this 
information, VA would be unable to effectively administer this law.
    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 203 on October 21, 2015.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 40,250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 161,000.

    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. 2016-00982 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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