[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55078-55079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19450]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: 
Application for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits; 
Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation by a Surviving 
Spouse or Child; Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

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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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0004.

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. 2900-0004'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority:  38 U.S.C. 1310 through 1314 and 1532 through 1543.
    Title: Application for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits; 
Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation by a Surviving 
Spouse or Child; Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0004.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-534 is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine the eligibility of surviving spouses and 
children for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), death 
pension, accrued benefits, and death compensation. VA Form 21P-534a is 
an abbreviated application for DIC that is used only by surviving 
spouses and children of veterans who died while on active duty service. 
The VA Form 21P-534EZ is used for the Fully Developed Claims (FDC) 
program for pension claims. Without this information, determination of 
entitlement would not be possible. 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 85 FR 114 
on June 14, 2020, pages 35997 and 35998.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 62,857 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 37.184 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 101,426.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk 
(QPR), Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-19450 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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