[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63677-63678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20001]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0829]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Income 
and Asset Statement in Support of Claim for Pension or Parents' 
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

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 on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before September 5, 2023.

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. 2900-0829'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1503; U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1541; 
U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1543; U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1315.
    Title: VA Form 21P-0969, Income and Asset Statement in Support of 
Claim for Pension or Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation 
(DIC).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0829.
    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), 38 CFR 1502, 38 CFR 1503 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. VA Form 21P-0969, Income and Asset Statement in Support 
of Claim for Pension or Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation 
(DIC), is the prescribed form for Veterans Pension applications.
    The following updates were made:
     Reorganized the layout to group instructions first, then 
questions.
     Income and asset types reorganized for easier completion 
by claimants and faster processing.
     Income and Asset information has been expanded.
     Updated instructions.
     New standardization data points; to include optical 
character recognition boxes. This is a non-substantive change.
     Date range added to better aid in processing and allows 
for claimants to report historical information.
     Specific options provided for specific questions to reduce 
ambiguity.
     Questions regarding trusts and annuities expanded to 
reduce development.
     Signature blocks added to allow for standalone 
submissions.
    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

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of information was published at 88 FR 43171 on July 6, 2023, pages 
43171-43172.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 22,917 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time, or as needed.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,000.

    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. 2023-20001 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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