[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 90 (Monday, May 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20216-20217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08289]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application Request To 
Add and/or Remove Dependents

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of

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Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of 
a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment 
in response to the notice.

DATES:  Comments must be received on or before July 11, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202-632-8924, 
[email protected].
    VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Title: Application Request to Add and/or Remove Dependents (VA Form 
21-686c).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0043. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-686c is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine eligibility for additional benefits for 
dependents. Without this information, entitlement to these benefits 
could not be determined.
    No changes have been made to this form. The estimated annual burden 
has increased due to the increase in the estimated number of 
respondents, which is based on the increase in the number of 
submissions of this collection since the last renewal for this 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 267,769 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 535,538 per year.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Shunda Willis,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.), Office of Enterprise and 
Integration/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-08289 Filed 5-9-25; 8:45 am]
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