[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21811-21812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08502]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0405]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: REPS 
Annual Eligibility Notice

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. 2900-0405''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0405'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101; 38 CFR 3.812.
    Title: REPS Annual Eligibility Report (VA Form 21P-8941).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0405.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Abstract: Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) is a 
benefit payable to certain surviving spouses and dependent children of 
deceased Veterans who died in service prior to August 13, 1981 or died 
as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated 
prior to August 13, 1981. VA Form 21P-8941 is used to verify 
beneficiaries receiving REPS benefits based on school-aged child 
status, are in fact enrolled full-time in an approved school and are 
otherwise eligible for continue benefits under

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REPS. Without the information provided on the form, determination of 
continued eligibility would not be possible. In an effort to safeguard 
Veterans and their beneficiaries from financial exploitation, the 
instructions on 21P-8941 were amended to include information regarding 
VA-accredited attorneys or agents charging fees in connection with a 
proceeding before the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to a 
claim.
    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 86 FR 30 on February 17, 2021, page 10004.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt), Office of Enterprise and Integration, 
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-08502 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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