[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27052]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0500]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Mandatory Verification of Dependents

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. 2900-0500.

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. 2900-0500'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 38 CFR 3.652.
    Title: Mandatory Verification of Dependents (VA Form 21-0538).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0500.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-0538 is primarily used to request verification 
of the status of dependents for whom additional compensation is being 
paid to veterans.
    No substantive changes have been made to this form. The respondent 
burden has decreased 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 Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published at 88 FR 69683-69684 on October 6, 2023.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 20,541.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 123,246.

    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. 2023-27052 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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