[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25067-25068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09870]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0668]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Supplemental Income Questionnaire (for Philippine Claims Only)

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. 2900-0668''.

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. 2900-0668'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101,107, 1521, 1541, and 1542; 38 CFR 3.262 
and 3.272.
    Title: Supplemental Income Questionnaire (for Philippine Claims 
Only) (VA Form 21P-0784).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0668.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VBA administers Pension Benefits, which is a needs-based 
benefit program for wartime Veterans, who are aged 65 or older or have 
a permanent and total non-service-connected disability and limited 
income and net worth. Eligibility is determined based on the income of 
and asset amounts for the Veteran and their spouse. Claimants residing 
in the Philippines complete the 21P-0784 Supplemental Income 
Questionnaire (for Philippine Claims Only) to report their countable 
family income and net worth.
    VBA uses the information to determine the claimant's entitlement to 
pension benefits. In an effort to safeguard Veterans and their 
beneficiaries from financial exploitation, the instructions on this 
form 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.

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    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, page 11056.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.

    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. 2021-09870 Filed 5-7-21; 8:45 am]
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