Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2011)
Notices
Page 54002
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
FR Doc No: 2011-22021
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
OMB Control No. 2900-0747
Agency Information Collection (Fully Developed Claims)
(Applications for Compensation; Applications for Pension; Applications for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits): Activity Under OMB
Review
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-0747'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0747.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Fully Developed Claims (Applications for Compensation;
Applications for Pension; Applications for DIC, Death Pension, and/or
Accrued Benefits, VA Forms 21-526EZ, 21-527EZ and 21-534EZ.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0747.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21-526EZ, 21-527EZ and 21-534EZ will be used to process a claim within 90 days after receipt from a claimant. Claimants are required to sign and date the certification, certifying as of the signed date, no additional information or evidence is available or needs to be submitted in order to adjudicate the claim.
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 on June 15, 2011, at page 35086.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 43,516 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 104,440.
Dated: August 24, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
FR Doc. 2011-22021 Filed 8-29-11; 8:45 am
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