[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29328-29329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11054]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-2016]


Agency Information Collection (Application for Accrued Amounts 
Due a Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21P-601) 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 June 10, 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-
0216'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0216.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, 
VA Form 21P-601
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0216.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-601 is used to gather the information 
necessary to determine a claimant's entitlement to accrued benefits. 
Accrued benefits are amounts of VA benefits due, but unpaid, to a 
beneficiary at the time of his or her death. Benefits are paid to 
eligible survivors based on the priority described in 38 U.S.C. 
5121(a). When there are no eligible survivors entitled to accrued 
benefits based on their relationship to the deceased beneficiary, the 
person or persons who bore the

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expenses of the beneficiary's last illness and burial may claim 
reimbursement for these expenses from accrued amounts.
    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 March 2, 
2016, at 81 FR 10965.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,920 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 0.50 hours (30 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,840 respondents.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-11054 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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