[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 28853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08343]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0886]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Decision 
Review Request: Supplemental Claim

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. 2900-0886.

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. 2900-0886'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 115-55, sec 2, 38 U.S.C. 5108, 38 CFR 3.2501.
    Title: Decision Review Request: Supplemental Claim (VA Form 20-
0995).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0886.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 20-0995 is used by a claimant and/or beneficiary 
to formally request a review of an initial VA decision, based on new 
and relevant evidence, in accordance with the Appeals Modernization 
Act. Without the information solicited by this form, VA would be unable 
to initiate the `Supplemental Claim' on behalf of the claimant or 
determine the issues for which the claimant seeks review.
    This proposed revision consists of; non-substantive edits to the 
`Instructions' to help clarify the content, a new question that helps 
identify what benefit type the claimant is requesting, a new section 
that separates Veteran from claimant, a new section identifying if the 
claimant is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, a new section 
that provides an option to the claimant to check a box if they want VBA 
to notify the Veteran Health Administration about certain upcoming 
event(s) during the claim and/or appeal process, and a witness 
signature section, alternate signer signature section, and a power of 
attorney signature section has been added to help clarify who is 
signing the form. The respondent burden has increased due to the 
estimated number of receivables averaged over the past year.
    The frequency of collection depends solely upon the desire of VA 
claimants to seek review of an initial VA decision in the Supplemental 
Claim Lane. In that sense, VA does not control the frequency of 
collection.
    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 10161 on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 160,119.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 640,477.

    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. 2024-08343 Filed 4-18-24; 8:45 am]
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