[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 26216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07862]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0115]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Supporting Statement Regarding Marriage

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. 2900-0115''.

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. 2900-0115'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 103.
    Title: Supporting Statement Regarding Marriage, 21P-4171.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0115.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-4171 is primarily used to collect information 
from third-parties regarding claimed common-law marriage between 
Veterans and spouses/surviving spouses. VBA uses the information 
collected to determine whether the claimed common-law marriage is valid 
under the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of 
marriage, or the law of the place where the parties resided when the 
right to benefits accrued, to comply with 38 CFR 3.1(j) and pay 
monetary benefits. Without this information, determination of continued 
entitlement would not be possible. This is a revision with no changes 
to the form. The burden has not changed since the last approval.
    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 8277 on February 6, 2024, pages 8277 
and 8278.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 792 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,400.

    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. 2024-07862 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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