[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26097-26098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11176]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0804]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Fiduciary Bond (38 CFR 
Part 13)

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 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 August 18, 2025.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Kendra.McCleave, 202-461-9568, 
[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: Fiduciary Bond (38 CFR part 13).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0804. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to 
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its 
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), administers the Fiduciary 
Program. The Fiduciary Program provides oversight to VA beneficiaries 
who, because of injury, disease, the infirmities of advanced age, or 
minority, cannot manage their VA benefits. Congress authorized the VA 
to require a prospective fiduciary to obtain a surety bond as part of 
the certification process. The VA requires fiduciaries to submit proof 
of adequate bonding with annual accounting to facilitate its oversight 
responsibility as mandated. Furthermore, this change reduces the number 
of respondents because fewer individuals would be required to send VA 
proof of bondage. OMB approves the information collection requirement 
in Sec.  13.230 and has been assigned OMB # 2900-0804. There would be 
no change in the need for information nor the use of information 
collected for OMB #2900-0804. The information is needed to facilitate 
VA's oversight regarding the funds under management protection 
requirements prescribed in Sec.  13.230.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 minute.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Lanea Haynes,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt) Office of Enterprise and 
Integration/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-11176 Filed 6-17-25; 8:45 am]
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