[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8562-8563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01746]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0059]


Agency Information Collection Activity: (Statement of Person 
Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of Parent, VA Form 21P-524))

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 revision of 
a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment 
in response to the notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before March 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0059'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632-8924 
or FAX (202) 632-8925.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-21), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office 
of Management and Budget (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, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA'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: Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of 
Parent, VA Form 21P-524.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0059.
    Type of Review: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its 
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), administers an integrated 
program of benefits and services, established by law, for veterans, 
service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries.
    38 U.S.C. 1310 established Dependency and Indemnity Compensation 
(DIC), a benefit payable to the survivors of a Veteran who dies from a 
service-connected or compensable disability.
    38 U.S.C. 1315 established Dependency and Indemnity Compensation to 
parents (known as Parents' DIC). Parents' DIC is monthly benefit 
payable to the surviving parent(s) of a deceased Veteran. The monthly 
benefit payable is dependent of the parent(s) based on the parent's 
(parents') annual income. An additional monthly amount is payable if 
the parent is a patient in a nursing home, blind, or so nearly blind or 
significantly disabled as to need or require the regular aid and 
attendance of another person.
    38 CFR 3.59 defines the term ``Parent'' as ``. . . a natural mother 
or father (including the mother of an illegitimate child or the father 
of an illegitimate child if the usual family relationship existed), 
mother or father through adoption, or a person who for a period of not 
less than 1 year stood in the relationship of a parent to a veteran at 
any time before his or her entry into active service.''
    The information collected will be used by VBA to evaluate a 
claimant's parental relationship to a deceased Veteran when the 
claimant is not the

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Veteran's natural mother or father or adopted mother or father.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours (120 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-01746 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am]
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