Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Accreditation as Service Organization Representative

• Published date: 21 October 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 56284
• Record Number: 2019-22845
• Section: Notices
• Court: Veterans Affairs Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 203 (Monday, October 21, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 56284]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-22845]
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                DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                [OMB Control No. 2900-0018]
                Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
                Application for Accreditation as Service Organization Representative
                AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 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 Office of General Counsel (OGC),
                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 November 20, 2019.
                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-
                0018'' in any correspondence.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records
                Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
                NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email [email protected].
                Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0018'' in any correspondence.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                 Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5901, 5902, 5904; 38 CFR 14.629, 14.633.
                 Title: Application for Accreditation as Service Organization
                Representative.
                 OMB Control Number: 2900-0018.
                 Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
                 Abstract: Service organizations are required to file an application
                with VA to establish eligibility for accreditation for representatives
                of that organization to represent benefit claimants before VA. VA Form
                21 is completed by service organizations to establish accreditation for
                representatives and recertify the qualifications of accredited
                representatives.
                 Organizations requesting cancellation of a representative's
                accreditation based on misconduct, incompetence, or resignation to
                avoid cancellation of accreditation based upon misconduct or
                incompetence are required to inform VA of the specific reason for the
                cancellation request. VA will use the information collected to
                determine whether service organizations' representatives continue to
                meet regulatory eligibility requirements to ensure claimants have
                qualified representatives to assist in the preparation, presentation
                and prosecution of their claims for 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: Vol. 84, No. 143, Thursday, July 25,
                2019, pages 35929 and 35930.
                 Affected Public: Individuals, not-for-profit institutions, and
                state, local, or tribal governments.
                 Estimated Annual Burden: 1,013 hours (650 hours for new applicants,
                350 hours for recertifications, and 13 hours for accreditation
                cancellation information responses).
                 Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 13 minutes (15 minutes for
                new applicants, 10 minutes for recertifications, and 60 minutes for
                accreditation cancellation information responses).
                 Frequency of Response: One time.
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,713 (2,600 new applicants, 2,100
                recertifications, and 13 accreditation cancellation information
                responses).
                 By direction of the Secretary.
                Danny S. Green,
                Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
                Department of Veterans Affairs.
                [FR Doc. 2019-22845 Filed 10-18-19; 8:45 am]
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