Agency Information Collection (Employment Questionnaire) Activity Under OMB Review

Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)

Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)

Notices

Page 51655

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2014-20605

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

OMB Control No. 2900-0079

Agency Information Collection (Employment Questionnaire) Activity Under OMB Review

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 (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, 2014.

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 oirasubmission@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0079'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0079'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Employment Questionnaire, VA Forms 21-4140 and 21-4140-1.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0079.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Claimants who are under the age of 60 and receiving individual unemployability compensation at 100 percent rate are required to complete VA Forms 21-4140 and 21-4140-1 certifying that they are still unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation because of a service connected-disability. VA will use the information collected to determine the claimant's continued entitlement to individual unemployability 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 on June 12, 2014, at pages 33813-33814.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,833 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 130,000.

Dated: August 26, 2014.

By direction of the Secretary.

Crystal Rennie,

VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.

FR Doc. 2014-20605 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am

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