Notice2021-23665
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Medical Expense Report
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Published
November 2, 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 209 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23665]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0161]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Medical
Expense Report
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. 2900-0161.''
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#fb969a8992999e97d59a8b94958f9ebb8d9ad59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7bab6a5beb5b2bbf9b6a7b8b9a3b297a1b6f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0161'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1503; 38 CFR 3.262, 3.271 & 3.272.
Title: Medical Expense Report (VA Form 21P-8416).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0161.
Type of Review: Extension 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. When a claimant is awarded compensation by another
entity or government agency based on personal injury or death, the
compensation is usually countable income for VA purposes (38 CFR
3.262(i)). However, medical, legal or other expenses incident to the
injury or death, or incident to the collection or recovery of
compensation, may be deducted from the amount of the award or
settlement (38 CFR 3.271(g) and 3.272(g)). In these situations, VBA
uses VA Form 21P-8416 Medical Expense Report, to gather information
that is necessary to determine eligibility for income-based benefits
and the rate payable; without this information, determination of
eligibility would not be possible. This is an extension only with no
substantive changes. The burden remains the same.
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 161 on August 24, 2021, page 47375.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
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. 2021-23665 Filed 11-1-21; 8:45 am]
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