[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31826-31827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12539]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Eligibility Verification Reports (EVRs)

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

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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. 2900-0101''.

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. 2900-0101'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1506; 38 CFR 3.277.
    Title: Eligibility Verification Reports (EVRs) VA Forms: 21P-0510, 
21P-0510 (Spanish), 21P-0512S-1, 21P-0512S-1 (Spanish), 21P-0513-1, 
21P-0513-1 (Spanish), 21P-0514-1, 21P-0514-1(Spanish), 21P-0516-1, 21P-
0516-1 (Spanish), 21P-0517-1, 21P-0517 (Spanish), 21P-0518-1, 21P-0518-
1 (Spanish), 21P-0519C-1, 21P-0519C-1 (Spanish), 21P-0519S-1, 21P-
0519S-1 (Spanish).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0101.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: A Claimant's eligibility for Pension is determined, in 
part, by countable family income and net worth. Any individual who has 
applied for, or receives, VA Pension or Parents' Dependency and 
Indemnity Compensation (DIC) must promptly notify the VA in writing of 
any change in entitlement factors. VBA uses Eligibility Verification 
Reports (EVRs) to receive income and net worth information from Pension 
and Parents DIC claimants and beneficiaries to evaluate eligibility for 
benefits. The reported information can result in increased or decreased 
benefits. Typically, the claimants and beneficiaries utilize the form 
to notify the VA of changes in the income and net worth, though the 
forms could be used to reopen a claim for benefits in limited 
circumstances. In an effort to safeguard Veterans and their 
beneficiaries from financial exploitation, the instructions on forms 
within this collection 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. 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 67 on April 9, 2021, page 18588.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 34,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 69,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alternate), Office of Enterprise and 
Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-12539 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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