[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 25900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11583]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0572]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application for Benefits for Certain Children With Disabilities Born of 
Vietnam and Certain Korea Service Veterans

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 July 5, 2019.

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-
0572'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0572'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Application for Benefits for Certain Children with 
Disabilities Born of Vietnam and Certain Korea Service Veterans, VA 
Form 21-0304.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0572.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0304 is used to determine the monetary 
allowance for a child born with Spina Bifida or certain birth defects 
who is the natural child of a Vietnam and certain Korea service 
veterans. Without this information, VA would be unable to effectively 
administer 38 U.S.C. 1805 or 38 U.S.C. 1815. VA Form 21-0304 has been 
updated to include; a new standardized format with sectional formatting 
and additional signature sections for witnesses, alternate, and power 
of attorney signers. This is a non-substantive change and does not 
increase the burden estimate.
    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 84 FR 50 on March 14, 2019, pages 9413 and 
9414.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 72 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 430.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance 
and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-11583 Filed 6-3-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P