[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 17708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08370]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0826]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Intent 
To File a Claim for Compensation and/or Pension, or Survivors Pension 
and/or DIC

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 May 23, 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-
0826'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia D. 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-
0826'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Intent to File a Claim for Compensation and/or Pension, or 
Survivors Pension and/or DIC (VA Form 21-0966).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0826.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0966 is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine an effective date for an award granted in 
association with a complete claim filed within 1 year of such form. VA 
also uses it as a request for application and responds by mailing the 
claimant a letter of receipt, along with the appropriate VA form or 
application for VA 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 83 FR 29 on February 12, 2018, page 6100.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 181,140 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 724,561.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-08370 Filed 4-20-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P