Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Change of Permanent Plan-Medical

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)

Notices

Page 5165

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-02218

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

OMB Control No. 2900-0179

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Change of Permanent Plan--Medical

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, 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 must be submitted on or before March 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to email protected. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-

0179'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email email protected. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-

0179'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.

Title: Application for Change of Permanent Plan--Medical VA Form 29-1549.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0179.

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection.

Abstract: These forms are used by veterans to apply to change his/

her plan of insurance from a higher reserve to a lower reserve. The information on the form is required by law, 38 CFR Sections 6.48 and 8.36. This form was allowed to expire due to high level of work volume and staffing changes.

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 82 FR 230 on December 1, 2017, page 57029.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 14 Hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.

By direction of the Secretary.

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,

Department Clearance Officer, Office of Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.

FR Doc. 2018-02218 Filed 2-2-18; 8:45 am

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