[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 56024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14839]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0079]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Employment Questionnaire

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. 2900-0079.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Employment Questionnaire (VA Form 21-4140).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0079 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 21-4140 is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine continued entitlement to individual 
unemployability. Recipients are required to certify, when requested, 
that the eligibility factors which established entitlement to the 
benefit being paid continue to exist. Individual unemployability is 
awarded based on a veteran's inability to be gainfully employed due to 
service-connected disabilities, and entitlement may be terminated if a 
veteran begins working. Without information about recipients' 
employment, VA would not be able to determine continued entitlement to 
individual unemployability, and overpayments would result. No changes 
have been made to this form. The respondent burden has increased 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 Vol. 89 FR 35932, May 2, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 285 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,422 per year.
    Authority: 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. 2024-14839 Filed 7-5-24; 8:45 am]
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