[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19023-19024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05553]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0856]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Authorization To Disclose Personal Information To A Third Party

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, select ``Currently 
under Review--Open for Public Comments'', then search the list for the 
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0856.''

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. 2900-0856'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

[[Page 19024]]

    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third 
Party VA Form 29-0975 and Authorization to Disclose Personal 
Information to a Third Party VA Form 29-0975e (DocuSign Version).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0856.
    Type of Review: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: This form will be used by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a third party to act on 
behalf of the insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of our customers are of 
advanced age or suffer from limiting disabilities and need assistance 
from a third party to conduct their affairs. The information collected 
provides an optional service and is not required to receive insurance 
benefits.
    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 89 FR 2480 on January 12, 2024, page 2480.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.

    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. 2024-05553 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P