Notice2022-08311
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Burial Benefits (Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23)
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Published
April 19, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23325-23326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08311]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0003]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Burial
Benefits (Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23)
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 June 21, 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#94faf5faf7edbafff1e7e7fdfaf3f1e6d4e2f5baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="412f202f22386f2a243232282f2624330137206f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0003'' 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#a4c9c5d6cdc6c1c88ac5d4cbcad0c1e4d2c58ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce1edfee5eee9e0a2edfce3e2f8e9ccfaeda2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0003'' 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. 2302, 2303, 2304, 2307, and 2308.
Title: Application for Burial Benefits (Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter
23), VA Form 21P-530EZ.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0003.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The major use of the form is to determine a claimant's
eligibility to for monetary burial benefits, including the burial
allowance, plot or interment allowance, and transportation
reimbursement for a deceased Veteran.
The respondent burden has increased due to the estimated number of
receivables averaged over the past year.
VA Form 21P-530EZ has been updated as follows:
<bullet> Updated instructions to reflect the regulation change and
updates to the form
<bullet> Split Section I into Section I--Veteran's Information and
Section II--Claimant's Information
<bullet> Moved Veteran's Information Questions to Section I
<bullet> Changed Section Titles to Section III--Veteran's Service
Information; Section IV--Information Regarding Final Resting Place;
Section V--Claim for Burial Allowance; Section VI--Claim for Plot and/
or Transportation Allowance
<bullet> Question 18--added Tribal trust land, name of cemetery or
tribal trust land and zip code FNP>
<bullet> Question 20A--removed VA Hospitalization Death/Amount paid
from (now covered under non-service-connected burial allowance)
<bullet> Moved Question 20A to Section VI (now question 23)
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 64,223.50 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 128,447.
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. 2022-08311 Filed 4-18-22; 8:45 am]
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