[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 209 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23665]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0161]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Medical 
Expense Report

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 search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0161.''

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. 2900-0161'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1503; 38 CFR 3.262, 3.271 & 3.272.
    Title: Medical Expense Report (VA Form 21P-8416).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0161.
    Type of Review: Extension 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. When a claimant is awarded compensation by another 
entity or government agency based on personal injury or death, the 
compensation is usually countable income for VA purposes (38 CFR 
3.262(i)). However, medical, legal or other expenses incident to the 
injury or death, or incident to the collection or recovery of 
compensation, may be deducted from the amount of the award or 
settlement (38 CFR 3.271(g) and 3.272(g)). In these situations, VBA 
uses VA Form 21P-8416 Medical Expense Report, 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. This is an extension only with no 
substantive changes. The burden remains the same.
    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 161 on August 24, 2021, page 47375.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.

    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. 2021-23665 Filed 11-1-21; 8:45 am]
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