Notice2021-23578
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of Claimant (VA Form 21P-0847)
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Published
October 29, 2021
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23578]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0740]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request
for Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of Claimant (VA Form 21P-0847)
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 (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 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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. 2900-0740.''
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#c2afa3b0aba0a7aeeca3b2adacb6a782b4a3eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc6cad9c2c9cec785cadbc4c5dfceebddca85ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0740'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5121A.
Title: Request for Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of Claimant.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0740.
Type of Review: Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved
Collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P-0847 is used to allow claimants to request
substitution for a claimant, who passed away, prior to VA processing a
claim to completion. This is only allowed when a claimant dies while a
claim or appeal for any benefit under a law administered by the VA is
pending. The substitute claimant would be eligible to receive accrued
benefits due a deceased claimant under Section 5121(a). No changes have
been made to this form.
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 86 FR 156 on August 17, 2021, pages 46095.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-23578 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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