[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 11167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05660]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0036]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of
Disappearance
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 May 24, 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. 2900-0036'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through
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.
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. 108.
Title: Statement of Disappearance, VA Form 21P-1775.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0036.
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 survivors. 38 U.S.C. 108 requires a formal
``presumption of death'' when a veteran has been missing for seven
years. Entitlement to death benefits cannot be determined in these
cases until VA has made a decision of presumption of death.
VA Form 21P-1775 is used to gather the necessary information to
determine if a decision of presumptive death can be made for benefit
payment purposes. It would be impossible to administer the survivor
benefits program without this collection of information.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 28 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours, 45 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
By direction of the Secretary:
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-05660 Filed 3-22-19; 8:45 am]
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