[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5318-5319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00941]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0856]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Authorization To Disclose Information to a Third Party

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: 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. 2900-0856''.

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. 2900-0856'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Authorization to Disclose Information to a Third Party, VA 
Form 29-0975.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0856.
    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

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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. This form will be used by Department of 
Veterans Affairs Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a third party to act 
on behalf of the insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of our customers are 
of advanced age or suffer from limiting disabilities and need 
assistance from a third party to conduct their affairs. The information 
collected provides an optional service and is not required to receive 
insurance benefits.
    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, pages 69696 
and 69697.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-00941 Filed 1-15-21; 8:45 am]
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