[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 58481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26757]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0666]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Information Regarding Apportionment of Beneficiary's Award

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, 
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 January 11, 2018.

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-
0666'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0666'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Information Regarding Apportionment of Beneficiary's Award 
(VA Form 21-0788).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0666.
    Type of Review: Re-instatement of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0788 is used to collect the information that 
is necessary to determine whether an apportionment may be authorized 
and the reasonable amount that may be awarded. Without this collection 
of information, VA would be unable to properly authorize apportionments 
of compensation and pension benefits.
    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 82 FR 192 
on October 5, 2017, pages 46614 and 46615.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 12,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-26757 Filed 12-11-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P