[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 13516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04363]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0919]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance--Traumatic Injury Protection 
(TSGLI) Application for TSGLI Benefits and TSGLI Appeal Request Form

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. 2900-0919.

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. 2900-0919'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Service Members' Group Life Insurance--Traumatic Injury 
Protection (TSGLI) Application for TSGLI Benefits (SGLV 8600) And TSGLI 
Appeal Request Form (SGLV 8600A)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0919.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The SGLV 8600 form is used by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to request information in order to adjudicate TSGLI claims for 
benefits. The form is filled out by members or former members of the 
uniformed services who have suffered a traumatic injury while in 
service, and the uniformed services approve or disapprove the claim. If 
the uniformed services approve the TSGLI claim, then the insurer for 
the TSGLI program, The Prudential Insurance Company of America 
(Prudential), pays the claim. The form is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1980A 
and 38 CFR 9.20.
    The SGLV 8600a form is used by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to request information in order to adjudicate TSGLI appeals for 
benefits. The form is filled out by members or former members of the 
uniformed services who have suffered a traumatic injury while in 
service and had their TSGLI claim disapproved. The form is authorized 
by 38 U.S.C. 1980A and 38 CFR 9.20.
    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 80262 on December 29, 2022, pages 
80262.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 190 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One per year.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 758.

    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. 2023-04363 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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