Notice2022-21822
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Annual Clothing Allowance
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Published
October 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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 extension 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 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61148-61149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21822]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0198]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Annual
Clothing Allowance
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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 extension 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 December 6, 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 Janel Keyes, Office of Regulations, Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dd7fcf3f8f1b3d6f8e4f8eeddebfcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="773d1619121b593c120e120437011659101801">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No.
2900-0198'' 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), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0ada1b2a9a2a5aceea1b0afaeb4a580b6a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f727e6d767d7a73317e6f70716b7a5f697e31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0198'' 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.
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With respect to the following collection of information, VHA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VHA'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: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Application for Annual Clothing Allowance, VA Form 10-8678.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0198.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) administers an integrated program
of benefits and services, established by law for veterans, service
personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. Information is
requested by this form under the authority of 38 U.S.C., Section 1162,
Clothing Allowance, which provides authority for the Secretary to pay a
clothing allowance to veterans who, because of a service-connected
disability, wear or use a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance (including
a wheelchair) which tends to wear out or tear clothing or uses
medication that causes irreparable damage to the outer garments.
Entitlement to this benefit is granted by 38 CFR 3.810, Clothing
Allowance, upon application by the eligible individual. VA Form 10-8678
is used to collect the necessary information to determine if the
veteran has established entitlement to a clothing allowance payment.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,120 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,720.
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. 2022-21822 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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