[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 202 (Friday, October 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58727-58728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23106]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application for Chapter 23 Burial Benefits

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

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search function. Refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW.

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-NEW'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 23; 38 U.S.C. 2302.
    Title: Application for Chapter 23 Burial Benefits.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: Request for a NEW control number.
    Abstract: A claimant's eligibility for needs-based pension programs 
are determined in part by countable family income and certain 
deductible expenses. Under the authority of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23 
``Burial Benefits,'' including 38 U.S.C. 2302, VA uses the information 
provided on VA Form 21P-530EZ to evaluate respondents' eligibility for 
monetary burial benefits, including the burial allowance, plot or 
internment allowance, and transportation reimbursement. In these 
situations, VBA uses VA Form 21P-530EZ Application for Burial Benefits, 
to gather information that is necessary to determine eligibility for 
income-based benefits and the rate payable; without this information, 
determination of eligibility would not be possible. The program office 
submits 21P-530EZ (Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23) as a new form for 
electronic submissions (automation).
    The program office requests removal of the 21P-530EZ (Under 38 
U.S.C. Chapter 23), from the 2900-0003 series, as the form should have 
been submitted as a new form and the name has changed, requiring a 
separate control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information 
was published at 86 FR 156 on August 17, 2021, pages 46095.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 70,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,000.

    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. 2021-23106 Filed 10-21-21; 8:45 am]
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