[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 69575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24161]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0365]


Proposed Information Collection (Request for Disinterment) 
Activity: Comment Request

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of a currently approved collection and allow 60 days for public comment 
in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the 
information needed to determine a claimant entitlement to disinter the 
remains of a loved one from or within a national cemetery.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before December 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov; or to Willie Lewis, National Cemetery 
Administration (40D), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email: [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0365'' in any correspondence. During 
the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Lewis at (202) 461-4242 or FAX 
(202) 501-2240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for 
each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request 
for comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, NCA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of NCA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of NCA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Title: Request for Disinterment, VA Form 40-4970.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0365.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 40-4970 to request removal of 
remains from a national cemetery for interment at another location. 
Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and final. All 
immediate family members of the decedent, including the person who 
initiated the interment, (whether or not he/she is a member of the 
immediate family) must provide a written consent before disinterment is 
granted. VA will accept an order from a court of local jurisdiction in 
lieu of VA Form 40-4970.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 185.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1106.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-24161 Filed 10-5-16; 8:45 am]
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