Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Requirements for Recognition as a VA Accredited Organization

Published date29 June 2020
Citation85 FR 39044
Record Number2020-13931
SectionNotices
CourtVeterans Affairs Department
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 39044-39045]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-13931]
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                DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                [OMB Control No. 2900-0850]
                Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
                Requirements for Recognition as a VA Accredited Organization
                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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
                information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
                this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
                information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
                Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to
                ``OMB Control No. 2900-0850.
                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. 2900-0850'' in any correspondence.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                 Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5902; 38 CFR 14.628.
                [[Page 39045]]
                 Title: Requirements for Recognition as a VA Accredited
                Organization.
                 OMB Control Number: 2900-0850.
                 Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
                 Abstract: In order for an organization to provide representation to
                claimants before VA regarding claims for VA benefits, the organization
                must be recognized by VA for that purpose. Section 5902(a) of title 38,
                United States Code, authorizes VA to recognize organizations for the
                limited purpose of ensuring competent representation of veterans in
                claims for benefits administered by VA. VA implemented this authority
                in 38 CFR 14.628. An organization must apply for VA recognition,
                supplying information as specified in section 14.628 to demonstrate
                that it satisfies the legal requirements for recognition.
                (Organizations may provide services to veterans without VA recognition
                if the services do not include the preparation, presentation, and
                prosecution of claims for VA benefits.) The information submitted by
                the organizations in conjunction with a request for recognition is used
                by VA in reviewing accreditation applications to determine whether
                organizations meet the requirements for VA recognition under section
                14.628. VA relies on this information to ensure that it is granting
                recognition only to organizations that can provide long-term, competent
                representation to VA claimants.
                 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. 85, No. 71, Monday, April 13, 2020,
                pages 20572 and 20573.
                 Affected Public: Individuals, not-for-profit institutions, and
                state, local, or tribal governments.
                 Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours.
                 Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 hours.
                 Frequency of Response: One time.
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
                 By direction of the Secretary:
                Danny S. Green,
                VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
                Department of Veterans Affairs.
                [FR Doc. 2020-13931 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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