[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 31064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10901]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-XXXX]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of a Person 
Claiming Loan Fee Refund Due a Deceased Veteran, Service Member, or 
Surviving Spouse

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: 38 U.S.C. 3729(c).
    Title: Statement of a Person Claiming Loan Fee Refund Due a 
Deceased Veteran, Service Member, or Surviving Spouse, VA FORM 26-10280 
and VA FORM 26-10280a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-XXXX.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Abstract: This information collection will be used by VA to 
determine whether a refund owed to a Veteran may be remitted to another 
individual, including the Veteran's spouse, the executor or 
administrator of the Veteran's estate, or another individual with a 
relationship to the Veteran. The information collected is necessary for 
VA to ensure that it is releasing the refund to an appropriate 
individual who will disburse the refund according to the laws of the 
state where the Veteran was a legal resident (e.g., estate laws).
    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: 87 FR 14619 on March 
15, 2022, page 14619.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.

    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. 2022-10901 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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