[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 46992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11844]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0881]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Lay/
Witness Statement

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: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
by clicking on the following link 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. 2900-0881.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202-632-8924, 
[email protected].
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Lay/Witness Statement (VA Form 21-10210).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0881. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-10210 is used by the claimant to gather lay or 
witness statements that support an existing claim for benefits/
services. Without this information, VA may not be able to efficiently 
and successfully process claims that may require additional statements 
associated with a claim for benefits/services. No 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 89 FR 20298, Thursday, March 21, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,767 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 64,603 per year.
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 5103, and 5101(a), 38 CFR 3.159 and 
3.303, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-11844 Filed 5-29-24; 8:45 am]
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