[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7183-7184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03599]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0216]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Accrued 
Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary

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 extension 
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 April 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M3), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0216'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green at (202) 421-1354.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Under the PRA of 1995, 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.

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    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.
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5121.
    Title: Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, 
VA Form 21P-601.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0216.
    Type of Review: Extension without change 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. 
Information is requested by this form under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 
5121, which provides the eligibility criteria for the payment of 
accrued benefits. VA regulated the eligibility criteria 38 CFR 3.1000 
through Sec.  3.1010.
    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 expenses of the beneficiary's last illness and burial may 
claim reimbursement for these expenses from accrued amounts.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,920 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,840.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-03599 Filed 2-28-19; 8:45 am]
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