[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47071-47072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19246]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: VA 
Fiduciary's Account, Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, and 
Certificate of Balance on Deposit and Authorization To Disclose 
Financial Records

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 October 7, 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-
0017'' 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. 2900-0017'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Supplement to VA Forms 21P-4706b, 21P-4706c and 21P-4718a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0017.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA maintains supervision of the distribution and use of 
VA benefits paid to fiduciaries on behalf of VA beneficiaries who are 
incompetent, a minor, or under legal disability. The forms are used to 
verify beneficiaries' deposit remaining at a financial institution 
against a fiduciary's accounting. The following forms will be used to 
ensure claimants' benefits payments are administered properly.
    (a) VA Forms 21P-4706b and 4706c are used by VA to determine proper 
usage of benefits paid to fiduciaries. The 21P-4706c is provided to 
assist VA fiduciaries in conforming to requirements of various State 
courts.
    (b) VA Form 21P-4718a--Fiduciaries are required to obtain 
certifications that the balances remaining on deposit in financial 
institutions as shown on accountings are correct. Certifying official 
at a financial institution completing the form must affix the 
institution's official seal or stamp. The data collected is used to 
confirm appointment of a fiduciary for a VA beneficiary and to prevent 
fiduciaries from supplying false certification, embezzling funds, and 
possibly prevent and/or identify fraud, waste and abuse of government 
funds paid to fiduciaries on behalf of VA beneficiaries.
    Without this information, VA would be unable to determine if the 
veteran's fiduciary is properly using the funds for this benefit 
according to VA law. The forms were inadvertently allowed to expire due 
to competing priorities at VA.
    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 117 on June 18, 2019, pages 28395 
and 28396.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Average Annual Burden: 11,167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33,500.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality Performance and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-19246 Filed 9-5-19; 8:45 am]
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