[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3777-3778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01027]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0736]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Authorization To Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party

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. 2900-0736.

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. 2900-0736'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a and 38 U.S.C. 5701, 38 CFR 1.526(a) and 
1.576(b).
    Title: Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third 
Party (VA Form 21-0845).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0736.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0845 is used to release information in its 
custody or control in the following circumstances: where the individual 
identifies the information and consents to its use; for the purpose for 
which it was collected or a consistent purpose (i.e., a purpose which 
the individual might have reasonably expected). By law, VA must have a 
claimants or beneficiary's written permission (an ``authorization'') to 
use or give out claim or benefit information for any purpose that is 
not contained in VA's System of Records, 58VA21/22/28 Compensation, 
Pension, Education and Veterans Readiness and Employment Records. The 
claimant or beneficiary may revoke the authorization at any time, 
except if VA has already acted based on the claimant's permission.
    No changes have been made to this form. The respondent burden has 
increased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the 
past year.
    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

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Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published at 87 FR 216 on November 9, 
2022, pages 67757 and 67758.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9,472 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 113,660.

    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. 2023-01027 Filed 1-19-23; 8:45 am]
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