[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12100]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0760]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Paralympics & Olympics Monthly Assistance Allowance Application and 
Certification

AGENCY: Veterans Health 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 Health 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. 2900-0760.

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. 2900-0760'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Paralympics & Olympics Monthly Assistance Allowance 
Application and Certification, VA Forms 0918a & 0918b.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0760.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Section 703 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 
2008, Public Law 110-389, authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) to administer a monthly assistance allowance to a veteran with a 
service-connected or non-service-connected disability if the veteran is 
competing for a slot on or selected for the United States Paralympics 
or Olympics team or is residing at a United States Paralympics or 
Olympics training center. The information collected will be used to 
certify eligibility for the monthly assistance allowance, verify the 
veteran's mailing address, confirm that he or she has been accepted by 
the Paralympics or Olympics to compete in a specific Paralympic or 
Olympic sport, and determine their marital status and number of 
dependents for the purpose of assessing payment amounts.
    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 85 FR 193 on October 5, 2020, pages 62812 
and 62813.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

    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. 2021-12100 Filed 6-8-21; 8:45 am]
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