Notice2022-06536
Agency Information Collection Activity: Martial Status Questionnaire
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Published
March 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 revision 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 May 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18075-18076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06536]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0495]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Martial Status
Questionnaire
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 revision 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
May 31, 2022.
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#2d434c434e540346485e5e44434a485f6d5b4c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a242b24293364212f393923242d2f380a3c2b642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0495'' 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#d5b8b4a7bcb7b0b9fbb4a5babba1b095a3b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="533e32213a31363f7d32233c3d27361325327d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0495'' 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: Public Law 116-315, 38 U.S.C. 101(3) and 38 U.S.C. 103.
Title: Marital Status Questionnaire (VA Form 21P-0537).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0495.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P-0537, Marital Status Questionnaire, is used
to confirm the marital status of a surviving spouse in receipt of
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits. If a surviving
spouse remarries, he or she is no longer entitled to DIC unless the
marriage began after age 55 or has been terminated. This is a revision.
The respondent burden has decreased due to the estimated number of
receivables averaged over the past year, no substantive changes have
been made to the form. The estimated number of
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receivables has been estimated from receivables through mail automation
as well as data pulled from a document count of VA Form 21P-0537.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 230 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,756 per year.
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. 2022-06536 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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