Notice2023-16049
Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of Person Claiming To Have Stood in Relation of Parent
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Published
July 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48965-48966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16049]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0059]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Statement of Person
Claiming To Have Stood in Relation of Parent
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 revision 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 September 26, 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 Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af4fbf4f9e3b4f1ffe9e9f3f4fdffe8daecfbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="036d626d607a2d686670706a6d6466714375622d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0059'' 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 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bad7dbc8d3d8dfd694dbcad5d4cedffaccdb94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f09d91829992959cde91809f9e8495b08691de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0059'' 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;
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(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. 1310, 1315.
Title: Statement of Person Claiming to Have Stood in Relation of
Parent (VA Form 21P-524).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0059.
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) 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. 38 U.S.C 1315
established Dependency Indemnity Compensation to Parents (known as
Parents' DIC). Parent's DIC is a monthly benefit payable to the
parent(s) of a deceased Veteran. The payable monthly benefit is
dependent on the parent's (parents') annual income. Additional funds
are payable to the parent(s) if they are in a patient in a nursing
home, blind, so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to need or
require the regular aid and attendance of another person.
38 CFR 3.59 defines the term parent as ``. . . a natural mother or
father (including the mother of an illegitimate child or the father of
an illegitimate child if the usual family relationship existed), mother
or father through adoption, or a person who for a period of not less
than 1 year stood in the relationship of a parent to a Veteran at any
time before his or her entry into active service.''
The information collected will be used by VBA to evaluate a
claimant's parental relationship to a deceased Veteran when the
claimant is not the Veteran's natural mother or father or adopted
mother or father.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours (120 minutes).
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.
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. 2023-16049 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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