[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24135-24136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09414]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0319]


Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: 
Fiduciary Agreement

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 (VBA), 
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/

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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. 2900-0319.

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. 2900-0319'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5502; 38 CFR 13.140.
    Title: Fiduciary Agreement (VA Form 21P-4703).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0319.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-4703 is the prescribed form used by VBA as a 
legal contract between the VA and a federal fiduciary. The form 
outlines the roles and responsibilities of the fiduciary with respect 
to the uses of VA funds. Without this agreement, disbursement of funds 
to the fiduciary would not be possible.
    This is a reinstatement only with no substantive changes. The 
burden remains the same.
    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 34 on February 23, 2021, pages 11054 
and 11055.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,917.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,000.

By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-09414 Filed 5-4-21; 8:45 am]
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