Notice2022-21017
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits
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Published
September 28, 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 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 58945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21017]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0747]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation
Benefits
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. 2900-0747.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0cdc1d2c9c2c5cc8ec1d0cfced4c5e0d6c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5d8d4c7dcd7d0d99bd4c5dadbc1d0f5c3d49bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0747'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Public Law 110-389 Section 221, 38 U.S.C. 5101.
Title: Application for Disability Compensation and Related
Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21-526EZ).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0747.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21-526EZ is used to collect the information
needed to process a claim for disability compensation and related
compensation benefits. Though, this form was initially created to be
used to submit fully developed claims (FDC), it has evolved into a
standard claim form to be used for any benefit associated with
disability compensation: to include new or initial claims, reopened
claims, and claims for increase.
The respondent burden for VA Form 21-526EZ has increased due to:
the number of receivables averaged over the past year, general program
changes--such as regulatory changes, and the continuing improvement of
VA's electronic claims processing systems.
VA Form 21-526EZ has been updated, to include: new instructions
associated with `The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring
our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act'; the GENDER
question has been removed; a new Section IV: Exposure Information,
including new PACT Act questions that identify toxic exposures the
claimant may have been exposed to during service; and an `Addendum' has
been added to provide additional space for disabilities if the claimant
has more than the space provided in Section V: Claim Information.
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 40885 on July 8, 2022, pages 40885
and 40886.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 587,815.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 17.5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,015,367.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-21017 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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