Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Authorization To Disclose Information to a Third Party
| Published date | 19 January 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 5318 |
| Record Number | 2021-00941 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Veterans Affairs Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5318-5319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00941]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0856]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Authorization To Disclose Information to a Third Party
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: 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. 2900-0856''.
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. 2900-0856'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
Title: Authorization to Disclose Information to a Third Party, VA
Form 29-0975.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0856.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), administers an integrated
program of benefits and services, established by law, for veterans,
service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. Title 38
U.S.C. 5101(a) provides that a
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specific claim in the form provided by the Secretary must be filed in
order for benefits to be paid to any individual under the laws
administered by the Secretary. This form will be used by Department of
Veterans Affairs Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a third party to act
on behalf of the insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of our customers are
of advanced age or suffer from limiting disabilities and need
assistance from a third party to conduct their affairs. The information
collected provides an optional service and is not required to receive
insurance 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 85 FR 213 on November 3, 2020, pages 69696
and 69697.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-00941 Filed 1-15-21; 8:45 am]
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