[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 58945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21017]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0747]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation 
Benefits

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. 2900-0747.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0747'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 110-389 Section 221, 38 U.S.C. 5101.
    Title: Application for Disability Compensation and Related 
Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21-526EZ).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0747.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-526EZ is used to collect the information 
needed to process a claim for disability compensation and related 
compensation benefits. Though, this form was initially created to be 
used to submit fully developed claims (FDC), it has evolved into a 
standard claim form to be used for any benefit associated with 
disability compensation: to include new or initial claims, reopened 
claims, and claims for increase.
    The respondent burden for VA Form 21-526EZ has increased due to: 
the number of receivables averaged over the past year, general program 
changes--such as regulatory changes, and the continuing improvement of 
VA's electronic claims processing systems.
    VA Form 21-526EZ has been updated, to include: new instructions 
associated with `The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring 
our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act'; the GENDER 
question has been removed; a new Section IV: Exposure Information, 
including new PACT Act questions that identify toxic exposures the 
claimant may have been exposed to during service; and an `Addendum' has 
been added to provide additional space for disabilities if the claimant 
has more than the space provided in Section V: Claim Information.
    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 40885 on July 8, 2022, pages 40885 
and 40886.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 587,815.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 17.5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,015,367.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-21017 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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