Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Intent To File a Claim for Compensation and/or Pension, or Survivors Pension and/or DIC
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 78 (Monday, April 23, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2018)
Notices
Page 17708
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-08370
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
OMB Control No. 2900-0826
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Intent To File a Claim for Compensation and/or Pension, or Survivors Pension and/or DIC
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 May 23, 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-
0826'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email email protected. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0826'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
Title: Intent to File a Claim for Compensation and/or Pension, or Survivors Pension and/or DIC (VA Form 21-0966).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0826.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21-0966 is used to gather the necessary information to determine an effective date for an award granted in association with a complete claim filed within 1 year of such form. VA also uses it as a request for application and responds by mailing the claimant a letter of receipt, along with the appropriate VA form or application for VA benefits.
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 83 FR 29 on February 12, 2018, page 6100.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 181,140 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 724,561.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.
FR Doc. 2018-08370 Filed 4-20-18; 8:45 am
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