[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 21750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07534]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0365]


Agency Information Collection Activity: (Request for 
Disinterment)

AGENCY: National Cemetery 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 National Cemetery 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 by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments,'' then search the list for the information collection by 
Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0365.''

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. 2900-0365'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 107, 501, 512, 2306, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2407, 
2408, 2411, 7105.
    Title: Request for Disinterment, VA Form 40-4970.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0365.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 40-4970 to request removal of 
remains from a national cemetery for interment at another location. 
Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and final. All 
immediate family members of the decedent, including the person who 
initiated the interment, (whether or not he/she is a member of the 
immediate family) must provide a written consent before disinterment is 
granted. VA will accept an order from a court of local jurisdiction in 
lieu of VA Form 40-4970.
    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 88 FR 7775, February 6, 2023.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 255 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,531.

    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. 2023-07534 Filed 4-10-23; 8:45 am]
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