[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 193 (Monday, October 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62812-62813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21911]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0760]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Paralympics & Olympics 
Monthly Assistance Allowance Application and Certification

AGENCY: Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration, 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 December 4, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs 
(10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0760'' in any correspondence. During the 
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 615-9241.

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, VHA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VHA'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: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Paralympic & Olympics Monthly Assistance Allowance 
Application and Certification, VA Forms 0918a and 0918b
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0760.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Section 703 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 
2008, Public Law 110-389, authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) to administer a monthly assistance allowance to a veteran with a 
service-connected or non-service-connected disability if the veteran is 
competing for a slot on or selected for the United States Paralympics 
or Olympics team or is residing at a United States Paralympics or 
Olympics training

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center. The information collected will be used to certify eligibility 
for the monthly assistance allowance, verify the veteran's mailing 
address, confirm that he or she has been accepted by the Paralympics or 
Olympics to compete in a specific Paralympic or Olympic sport, and 
determine their marital status and number of dependents for the purpose 
of assessing payment amounts.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk (OQPR), 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-21911 Filed 10-2-20; 8:45 am]
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