[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26265]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-XXX]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: VA Form 
26-0967, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 
and Voluntary Exclusion, and VA Form 26-0967a, Specially Adaptive 
Housing Assistive Technology Grants Criteria and Responses

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, 
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-XXXX.

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-XXXX'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: VA 
Form 26-0967, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, 
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion, and VA Form 26-0967a, Specially 
Adaptive Housing Assistive Technology Grants Criteria and Responses.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-XXXX.
    Type of Review: New.
    Abstract: The proposed regulations would require applicants to 
submit VA Form 26-0967, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, 
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion. These regulations would also 
require applicants to provide statements addressing six scoring 
criteria for grant awards as part of their application. The information 
will be used by Loan Guaranty personnel in deciding whether an 
applicant meets the requirements and satisfies the scoring criteria for 
award of an SAH Assistive Technology grant under 38 U.S.C. 2108. 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.
    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 17891on April 6, 2021, page 17891.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 40.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.

    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. 2021-26265 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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