[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 184 (Monday, September 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 53409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20919]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0734]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Report 
of General Information, Report of First Notice of Death, Report of 
Nursing Home or Assisted Living Information, Report of Defense Finance 
and Accounting Service (DFAS), Report of Non-Receipt of Payment, Report 
of Incarceration, Report of Month of Death

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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. 2900-0734.

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. 2900-0734'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 38 CFR 3.217.
    Title: VA Form 27-0820, Report of General Information, VA Form 27-
0820a, Report of Death of First Notice of Death, VA Form 27-0820b, 
Report of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information, VA Form 27-
0820c, Report of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), VA Form 
27-0820d, Report of Non-Receipt of Payment, VA Form 27-0820e, Report of 
Incarceration, VA Form 27-0820f, Report of Month of Death.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0734.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The forms will be used by VA personnel to document verbal 
information obtained telephonically from claimants or their 
beneficiary. The data collected will be used as part of the evidence 
needed to determine the claimant's or beneficiary's eligibility for 
benefits.
    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 insert citation date: 86 FR 36320 
September 7, 2021, pages 90922 and 90923.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 212,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,550,000.

    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. 2021-20919 Filed 9-24-21; 8:45 am]
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