Notice2022-11428
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
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Published
May 27, 2022
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. Collections under review include: Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, Survivors Pension and Accrued Benefits by a Surviving Spouse or Child (Including Death Compensation if Available); Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation by a Surviving Spouse or Child--In-Service Death Only; and Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32243-32244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11428]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
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. Collections under
review include: Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation,
Survivors Pension and Accrued Benefits by a Surviving Spouse or Child
(Including Death Compensation if Available); Application for Dependency
and Indemnity Compensation by a Surviving Spouse or Child--In-Service
Death Only; and Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued
Benefits.
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. 2900-0004.
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#0964687b606b6c6527687966677d6c497f68276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="573a36253e35323b7936273839233217213679303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0004'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Title 38 U.S.C. 1151; 1310; 1541; 1542; 5101(a); and
5121.
Title:
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21P-534.................. Application for Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation, Survivors Pension and Accrued
Benefits by a Surviving Spouse or Child
(Including Death Compensation if Available).
21P-534a................. Application for Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation by a Surviving Spouse or Child--
In-Service Death Only.
21P-534EZ................ Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/
or Accrued Benefits.
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OMB Control Number: 2900-0004.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently/previously approved
collection.
Abstract: The VA Form 21P-534 is used to gather the necessary
information to determine the eligibility of surviving spouses and
children for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), death
pension, accrued benefits, and death compensation. VA Form 21P-534a is
an abbreviated application for DIC that is used only by surviving
spouses and children of veterans who died while on active duty service.
The VA Form 21P-534EZ is used for the Fully Developed Claims (FDC)
program for pension claims, DIC and accrued claims.
VA Form 21P-534EZ has been updated, to include:
<bullet> Removed all Parent's DIC questions from the form as this
will be covered under the VA Form 21-535, Application for Dependency
and Indemnity Compensation by Parent(s) (Including
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Accrued Benefits and Death Compensation When Applicable).
<bullet> Updated instructions.
<bullet> Added an optional use Survivors Benefits Application
Checklist for applicant's benefit to assist in organizing submission of
claim.
<bullet> Separated Section I and II to include Veteran's
Identification Information/Claimant's Identification Information.
<bullet> Removed questions--How many times veteran married?/How
many times claimant married? as regulations allow.
<bullet> Removed mailing address of nursing home or facility from
Section VIII as this is covered in the Worksheet the claimant is
directed to complete.
<bullet> Added an income source section and updated Section IV
instructions to reflect this change.
<bullet> Added an Alternate Signer Certification and Signature
(Section XVI).
<bullet> Restructured Worksheet for An Assisted Living, Adult
Daycare, or a Similar Facility and Worksheet for In-Home Attendant
Expenses and questions removed for better clarity.
<bullet> New standardization data points; to include optical
character recognition boxes. This is a non-substantive change.
<bullet> The burden has been increased from 25 to 40 minutes as the
25 minute time frame did not fit the length of this form.
No changes have been made to the VA Form 21P-534, and VA Form 21P-
534a. 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 87 FR 17139 on March 25, 2022, pages
17139-17140.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 130,138 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 43 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 181,588.
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. 2022-11428 Filed 5-26-22; 8:45 am]
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