[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 93 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26782-26783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10297]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0094]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Supplement to VA Forms 21-526EZ, 21P-534EZ, and 21P-535 (For Philippine 
Claims)

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. 2900-0094.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise

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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. 2900-0094'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101 and 6104.
    Title: Supplement to VA Forms 21-526EZ, 21P-534EZ, and 21P-535 (For 
Philippine Claims) (VA Form 21-4169).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0094.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-4169 is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine whether a claimant's service qualifies as 
service in the Commonwealth Army of the Philippines or recognized 
guerrilla organizations. The form is used for the sole purpose of 
collecting the information needed to determine eligibility for benefits 
based on such service, including service information, proof of service, 
place of residence, and membership in pro-Japanese, pro-German, or 
anti-American Filipino organizations.
    This is a reinstatement only with no substantive changes. The 
respondent burden has not changed.
    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, pages 13789 
and 13790.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.

    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. 2021-10297 Filed 5-14-21; 8:45 am]
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