[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48965-48966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16049]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0059]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of Person 
Claiming To Have Stood in Relation of Parent

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of 
a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment 
in response to the notice.

DATES:  Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before September 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email 
to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0059'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may 
be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0059'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;

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(2) the accuracy of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or the use 
of other forms of information technology.
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1310, 1315.
    Title: Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of 
Parent (VA Form 21P-524).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0059.
    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) 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. 38 U.S.C 1315 
established Dependency Indemnity Compensation to Parents (known as 
Parents' DIC). Parent's DIC is a monthly benefit payable to the 
parent(s) of a deceased Veteran. The payable monthly benefit is 
dependent on the parent's (parents') annual income. Additional funds 
are payable to the parent(s) if they are in a patient in a nursing 
home, blind, so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to need or 
require the regular aid and attendance of another person.
    38 CFR 3.59 defines the term parent as ``. . . a natural mother or 
father (including the mother of an illegitimate child or the father of 
an illegitimate child if the usual family relationship existed), mother 
or father through adoption, or a person who for a period of not less 
than 1 year stood in the relationship of a parent to a Veteran at any 
time before his or her entry into active service.''
    The information collected will be used by VBA to evaluate a 
claimant's parental relationship to a deceased Veteran when the 
claimant is not the Veteran's natural mother or father or adopted 
mother or father.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours (120 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.

    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. 2023-16049 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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