Notice2021-14037
Agency Information Collection Activity: Student Beneficiary Report-Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS)
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Published
July 1, 2021
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed reinstatement of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 35154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14037]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0399]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Student Beneficiary
Report--Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS)
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed
reinstatement of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d9d6d9d4ce99dcd2c4c4ded9d0d2c5f7c1d699d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6b8b7b8b5aff8bdb3a5a5bfb8b1b3a496a0b7f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0399'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#771a16051e15121b5916071819031237011659101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f69b97849f94939ad8978699988293b68097d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0399'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VBA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101; 38 CFR 3.812.
Title: Student Beneficiary Report--Restored Entitlement Program for
Survivors (REPS) (VA Form 21P-8938-1).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0399.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: A claimant's eligibility for needs-based pension programs
are determined in part by countable family income and certain
deductible expenses. Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS)
is a benefit payable to certain surviving spouses and dependent
children of deceased Veterans who died in service prior to August 13,
1981 or died as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or
aggravated prior to August 13, 1981. In these situations, VBA uses VA
Form 21P-8938-1 Student Beneficiary Report--Restored Entitlement
Program for Survivors (REPS), to verify beneficiaries receiving REPS
benefits based on school-aged child status, are in fact enrolled full-
time in an approved school and are otherwise eligible for continue
benefits under REPS. Without this information, determination of
eligibility would not be possible.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate) Office of Enterprise and
Integration/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-14037 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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