Notice2022-10727
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application Request To Add and/or Remove Dependents
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Published
May 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 reinstatement of a previously approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30560-30561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10727]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0043]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application Request To
Add and/or Remove Dependents
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 reinstatement of a
previously 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 July 18, 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#0a646b64697324616f797963646d6f784a7c6b246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b656a65687225606e787862656c6e794b7d6a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0043'' 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#d4b9b5a6bdb6b1b8fab5a4bbbaa0b194a2b5fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="076a66756e65626b2966776869736247716629606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0043'' in any correspondence.
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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. 1115, 38 CFR 3.205 and 3.209.
Title: Application Request to Add and/or Remove Dependents (VA Form
21-686c).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0043.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21-686c is used to obtain current information
about marital status and dependent child(ren). The information is
needed to determine the correct rate of payment for veterans and
beneficiaries who may be entitled to an additional allowance for
dependents or to remove dependents. Without this information,
entitlement to these benefits could not be determined.
No changes have been made to this form. The respondent burden has
increased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the
past year.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 184,581.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 369,162.
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. 2022-10727 Filed 5-18-22; 8:45 am]
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