[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 63494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17215]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0760]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Paralympics & Olympics Monthly Training Allowance Application and 
Certification

AGENCY: Veterans Health 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 Health Administration (VHA), 
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. 2900-0760.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-specific information: Veta Brooks-Berryman, 202-480-4633, 
[email protected].
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Paralympics & Olympics Monthly Training Allowance 
Application and Certification (VA Forms 0918a & 0918b).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0760. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 703 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 
2008, Public Law 110-389, authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) to administer a monthly assistance allowance to a veteran with a 
service-connected or non-service-connected disability if the veteran is 
competing for a slot on or selected for the United States Paralympics 
and Olympics team or is residing at a United States Paralympics or 
Olympics training center. The Office of National Veterans Sports 
Programs and Special Events will use VA Forms 0918a and 0918b to 
collect information to certify eligibility for the monthly assistance 
allowance, verify the veteran's mailing address, confirm that he or she 
has been accepted by the Paralympics or Olympics to compete in a 
specific Paralympic or Olympic sport, and to determine their marital 
status and number of dependents for the purpose of assessing payment 
amounts.
    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 46993, May 30, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 43 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 170.
    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. 2024-17215 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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