Notice2022-26246
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for Burial
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Published
December 2, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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. This notice solicits comments on information needed to determine a claimant's eligibility for burial at a National Cemetery.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74213-74214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26246]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0784]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Pre-Need
Determination of Eligibility for Burial
AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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. This notice solicits comments on
information needed to determine a claimant's eligibility for burial at
a National Cemetery.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before January 31, 2023.
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 Brian Hurley, National Cemetery Administration (42E), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c38d8082f7f1868280978a8c8d83b5a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df919c9eebed9a9e9c8b9690919fa9bef1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0784'' 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#fb969a8992999e97d59a8b94958f9ebb8d9ad59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dab7bba8b3b8bfb6f4bbaab5b4aebf9aacbbf4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0784'' 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
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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, NCA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of NCA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of NCA'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. 2402; Public Law 103-446.
Title: Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for
Burial, VA Form 40-10007.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0784.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This information (VA Form 40-10007) is used to collect
information from Veterans and service members who wish to determine
their eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery prior to their
time of need for planning purposes. The data will be used for this
purpose. 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.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,800 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,400.
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. 2022-26246 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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