[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 26214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07863]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0390]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application of Surviving Spouse or Child for REPS Benefits (Restored 
Entitlement Program for Survivors)

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. 2900-0390''.

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. 2900-0390'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101.
    Title: Application of Surviving Spouse or Child for REPS Benefit 
(Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0390.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21P-8924 is primarily used to gather the 
necessary information to determine a claimant's eligibility for REPS 
benefits. Respondents are surviving spouses or schoolchildren who are 
establishing eligibility for REPS benefits. The beneficiary will 
complete this information collection and return it to the VA by mail or 
fax. Once the form is received by the VA, the information is reviewed 
to determine whether the beneficiary will establish entitlement or 
continued entitlement to REPS benefits. The information on the form is 
necessary to determine if the applicant meets REPS eligibility 
criteria. Without this information, determination of entitlement would 
not be possible. This is a revision of a currently approved collection 
as the respondent burden has decreased.
    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 8521 on February 7, 2024, pages 8521 
and 8522.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 44.

    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. 2024-07863 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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