[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49598-49599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19085]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0399]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Student 
Beneficiary Report--Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS)

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,

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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. 2900-0399''.

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. 2900-0399'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101; 38 CFR 3.812.
    Title: Student Beneficiary Report--Restored Entitlement Program for 
Survivors (REPS) (VA Form 21P-8938-1).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0399.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: A claimant's eligibility for needs-based pension programs 
are determined in part by countable family income and certain 
deductible expenses. Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS) 
is a benefit payable to certain surviving spouses and dependent 
children of deceased Veterans who died in service prior to August 13, 
1981 or died as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or 
aggravated prior to August 13, 1981. In these situations, VBA uses VA 
Form 21P-8938-1 Student Beneficiary Report--Restored Entitlement 
Program for Survivors (REPS), to verify beneficiaries receiving REPS 
benefits based on school-aged child status, are in fact enrolled full-
time in an approved school and are otherwise eligible for continue 
benefits under REPS. Without this information, determination of 
eligibility would not be possible. Previously, this collection 
consisted of two forms: VA Form 21P-8938 and VA Form 21P-8938-1. 
Currently, the only form used is VA Form 21P-8938-1, therefore the 
burden has decreased.
    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 124 on July 1, 2021, pages 35154.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    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. 2021-19085 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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