[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 26143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10032]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0458]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Certification of School Attendance or Termination

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/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. 2900-0458.''

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. 2900-0458'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101 (4).
    Title: Certification of School Attendance or Termination (VA Forms 
21-8960 and 21-8960-1).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0458.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA compensation and pension programs require current 
information to determine eligibility for benefits. VA Forms 21-8960 and 
21-8960-1 solicit information that is needed to determine continued 
benefit eligibility for schoolchildren between the ages of 18 and 23. 
If the collection were not conducted or were conducted less frequently, 
VA would be unable to verify continued entitlement in a timely manner, 
and increased overpayments would result.
    The burden estimate for VA Forms 21-8960 and 21-8960-1 has 
decreased as the number of respondent total has reduced over the past 
year.
    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 35 on February 24, 2021, pages 11385 
and 11386.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,543.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,259.

    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. 2021-10032 Filed 5-11-21; 8:45 am]
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