[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12693]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0002]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 21P-527 
Income, Net Worth and Employment Statement, 21P-527EZ Application for 
Veterans Pension

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. 2900-0002''.

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. 2900-0002'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101(a), 38 CFR 1502, 38 CFR 1503.
    Title: 21P-527 Income, Net Worth and Employment Statement, 21P-
527EZ Application for Veterans Pension.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0002.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its 
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) administers an integrated 
program of benefits and services, established by law, for Veterans, 
service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. Title 38 
U.S.C. 5101(a), 38 CFR 1502, 38 CFR 1503 provides that a specific claim 
in the form provided by the Secretary must be filed in order for 
benefits to be paid to any individual under the laws administered by 
the Secretary. VA Form 21P-527EZ, Application for Pension, is the 
prescribed form for Veterans Pension applications. VA Form 21P-527 
Income, Net Worth and Employment Statement, is used by Veterans to 
apply for pension benefits after they have previously applied for 
pension or for service-connected disability compensation using one of 
the prescribed forms. A Veteran might reapply for pension using this 
form if a previous compensation or pension claim was denied or 
discontinued, or if the Veteran is receiving compensation and the 
veteran now believes that pension would be a greater benefit. The 
following updates were made: VA Form 21P-527EZ, Application for 
Veterans Pension, VA Form 21P-527, Income, Net Worth and Employment 
Statement VA Form 21P-527EZ has been updated, to include updated 
instructions, added an optional use Veterans Benefits Application 
Checklist for applicant's benefit to assist in organizing submission of 
claim, separated Section I and II to split Veteran's Identification 
Information from contact information, removed questions How many times 
veteran married, How many times Spouse married, as regulations allow, 
removed mailing address of nursing home or facility from Section VIII 
as this is covered in the Worksheet the claimant is directed to 
complete, added an income source section and updated Section IX 
instructions to reflect this change, added an Alternate Signer 
Certification and Signature (Section XIII), estructured Worksheet for 
An Assisted Living, Adult Daycare, or a Similar Facility and the 
Worksheet for In-Home Attendant Expenses and questions removed for 
better clarity. New standardization data points; to include optical 
character recognition boxes. This is a non-substantive change. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published at 87 FR 18484 
on March 30, 2022, pages 18484-18485.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 24,731 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 27.5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53,958.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt), Office of Enterprise and Integration, 
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-12693 Filed 6-10-22; 8:45 am]
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