[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 91 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 26258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10113]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0510]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application for Exclusion of Children's Income

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. 2900-0510''.

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. 2900-0510'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1521, 38 U.S.C 1541.
    Title: Application for Exclusion of Children's Income (VA Form 21P-
0571).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0510.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently 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. A Veteran's or 
surviving spouses' rate of Improved Pension is determined by family 
income. Normally, the income of children who are members of the 
household is included in this determination. However, children's income 
may be excluded if it is unavailable or if consideration of that income 
would cause hardship. 38 U.S.C. 1521(h) and 1541(g) provide the 
authority for the exclusion of children's income based on 
unavailability or hardship. VA Form 21P-0571, Application for Exclusion 
of Children's Income, is used for the sole purpose of collecting the 
information needed to determine if the children's income is available 
to the beneficiary, and if it would case a hardship to consider their 
income.
    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 45 on March 10, 2021 page 13791.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,025 Hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 Minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,700.

    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. 2021-10113 Filed 5-12-21; 8:45 am]
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