[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2492-2493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00373]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0089]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Statement of Dependency of Parent(s)

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

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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. 2900-0089''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email [email protected] . 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0089'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    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, 
VA Form 21P-509.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0089.
    Type of Review: Extension 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 dependents and/or beneficiaries. Title 38 
U.S.C. 5101(a) provides that a specific claim in the form provided by 
the Secretary must be filed in order for benefits to be paid to any 
individual under the laws administered by the Secretary. VA Form 21P-
509 is the prescribed form to gather income and dependency information 
from claimants who are seeking payment of benefits as, or for, a 
dependent parent. This information is necessary to determine dependency 
of the parent and make determinations which affect the payment of 
monetary benefits. VA Form 21P-509 is used by a Veteran seeking to 
establish their parent(s) as dependent(s), and by a surviving parent 
seeking death compensation. 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 213 
on November 3, 2020, page 69696.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-00373 Filed 1-11-21; 8:45 am]
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