Notice2022-12693
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 21P-527 Income, Net Worth and Employment Statement, 21P-527EZ Application for Veterans Pension
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Published
June 13, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12693]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0002]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 21P-527
Income, Net Worth and Employment Statement, 21P-527EZ Application for
Veterans Pension
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. 2900-0002''.
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#a0cdc1d2c9c2c5cc8ec1d0cfced4c5e0d6c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c8c4d7ccc7c0c98bc4d5cacbd1c0e5d3c48bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0002'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101(a), 38 CFR 1502, 38 CFR 1503.
Title: 21P-527 Income, Net Worth and Employment Statement, 21P-
527EZ Application for Veterans Pension.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0002.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) administers an integrated
program of benefits and services, established by law, for Veterans,
service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. Title 38
U.S.C. 5101(a), 38 CFR 1502, 38 CFR 1503 provides that a specific claim
in the form provided by the Secretary must be filed in order for
benefits to be paid to any individual under the laws administered by
the Secretary. VA Form 21P-527EZ, Application for Pension, is the
prescribed form for Veterans Pension applications. VA Form 21P-527
Income, Net Worth and Employment Statement, is used by Veterans to
apply for pension benefits after they have previously applied for
pension or for service-connected disability compensation using one of
the prescribed forms. A Veteran might reapply for pension using this
form if a previous compensation or pension claim was denied or
discontinued, or if the Veteran is receiving compensation and the
veteran now believes that pension would be a greater benefit. The
following updates were made: VA Form 21P-527EZ, Application for
Veterans Pension, VA Form 21P-527, Income, Net Worth and Employment
Statement VA Form 21P-527EZ has been updated, to include updated
instructions, added an optional use Veterans Benefits Application
Checklist for applicant's benefit to assist in organizing submission of
claim, separated Section I and II to split Veteran's Identification
Information from contact information, removed questions How many times
veteran married, How many times Spouse married, as regulations allow,
removed mailing address of nursing home or facility from Section VIII
as this is covered in the Worksheet the claimant is directed to
complete, added an income source section and updated Section IX
instructions to reflect this change, added an Alternate Signer
Certification and Signature (Section XIII), estructured Worksheet for
An Assisted Living, Adult Daycare, or a Similar Facility and the
Worksheet for In-Home Attendant Expenses and questions removed for
better clarity. New standardization data points; to include optical
character recognition boxes. This is a non-substantive change. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published at 87 FR 18484
on March 30, 2022, pages 18484-18485.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 24,731 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 27.5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53,958.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt), Office of Enterprise and Integration,
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-12693 Filed 6-10-22; 8:45 am]
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