[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34347-34348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12049]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0495]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Martial 
Status Questionnaire

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. 2900-0495.

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. 2900-0495'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority:  Public Law 116-315, 38 U.S.C. 101(3) and 38 U.S.C. 
103.
    Title: Marital Status Questionnaire (VA Form 21P-0537).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0495.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-0537, Marital Status Questionnaire, is used 
to confirm the marital status of a surviving spouse in receipt of 
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits. If a surviving 
spouse remarries, he or she is no longer entitled to DIC unless the 
marriage began after age 55 or has been terminated. This is a revision. 
The respondent burden has decreased due to the estimated number of 
receivables averaged over the past year, no substantive changes have 
been made to the form. The estimated number of

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receivables has been estimated from receivables through mail automation 
as well as data pulled from a document count of VA Form 21P-0537. 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 87 FR 18075 on March 29, 2022, pages 18075 and 18076.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 229.67 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,756 per year.

    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. 2022-12049 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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