Notice2023-17125
Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Information To Make Direct Payment to Child Reaching Majority
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Published
August 10, 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 ectension 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 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54401-54402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17125]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0215]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Information
To Make Direct Payment to Child Reaching Majority
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 ectension
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 October 10, 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#355b545b564c1b5e5046465c5b5250477543541b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="37595659544e195c5244445e5950524577415619505841">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0215'' in any correspondence. During the comment
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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#563b37243f34333a7837263938223316203778313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e28f83908b80878ecc83928d8c9687a29483cc858d94">[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; (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: Title 38 U.S.C. 1310, 1313, 1542, and 101(4).
Title: Request for Information to Make Direct Payment to Child
Reaching Majority (VA Form Letter 21P-863).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0215.
Type of Review: Extension 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. 1310, 1313, 1542, and 101(4) provide for payment of
death pension or dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) to an
eligible veteran's child when there is not an eligible surviving spouse
and the child is between the ages of 18 and 23 and attending school.
Until the child reaches the age of majority, payment is made to a
custodian or fiduciary on behalf of the child. An unmarried schoolchild
who is not incompetent is entitled to begin receiving direct payment on
the age of majority. Regulatory authority is found in 38 CFR 3.403,
3.667, and 3.854.
Form Letter 21P-863 is used to gather the necessary information to
determine a schoolchild's continued eligibility to VA death benefits
and eligibility to direct payment at the age of majority. If the
collection were not conducted, VA would have no means of determining a
child's current address, marital status, and school attendance. Without
this information, continued entitlement to death benefits and
eligibility for direct payment at the age of majority could not be
determined, and proper payment would not be made. This is an extension
only with no substantive changes and the respondent burden has not
changed.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3 Hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
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. 2023-17125 Filed 8-9-23; 8:45 am]
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