Notice2022-26415
Agency Information Collection Activity: Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as Claimant's Representative and Appointment of Individual as Claimant's Representative
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Published
December 5, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 reinstatement of a previously approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 74474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26415]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0321]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Appointment of Veterans
Service Organization as Claimant's Representative and Appointment of
Individual as Claimant's Representative
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 reinstatement of a
previously 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 February 3, 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 Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#67090609041e490c0214140e0900021527110649000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a6a9a6abb1e6a3adbbbba1a6afadba88bea9e6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0321'' 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#d7bab6a5beb5b2bbf9b6a7b8b9a3b297a1b6f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="355854475c5750591b54455a5b41507543541b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0321'' 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.
With respect to the following collection of information, VBA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VBA'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. 5701, 5702, 5902, 5903, and 7332, 38 CFR
14.631 and 1.525.
Title: Appointment of Veterans Service Organization as Claimant's
Representative (VA Form 21-22) and Appointment of Individual as
Claimant's Representative (VA Form 21-22a).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0321.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21-22 and 21-22a are used to collect the
information needed to determine whom claimants have appointed to
represent them in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of
claims for VA benefits. The information is also used to determine the
extent of representatives' access to claimants' records.
No changes have been made to these forms. The respondent burden has
increased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the
past year.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 61,249 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 735,004.
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. 2022-26415 Filed 12-2-22; 8:45 am]
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