Notice2024-02426
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application of Surviving Spouse or Child for REPS Benefit (Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors)
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Published
February 7, 2024
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 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 89, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8521-8522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02426]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0390]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application of Surviving
Spouse or Child for REPS Benefit (Restored Entitlement Program for
Survivors)
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 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 April 8, 2024.
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#781619161b0156131d0b0b11161f1d0a380e19561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="781619161b0156131d0b0b11161f1d0a380e19561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0390'' 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#8be6eaf9e2e9eee7a5eafbe4e5ffeecbfdeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce1edfee5eee9e0a2edfce3e2f8e9ccfaeda2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0390'' 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
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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 5101.
Title: Application of Surviving Spouse or Child for REPS Benefit
(Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0390.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P-8924 is primarily used to gather the
necessary information to determine a claimant's eligibility for REPS
benefits. Respondents are surviving spouses or schoolchildren who are
establishing eligibility to REPS benefits. The beneficiary will
complete this information collection and return to the VA by mail or
fax. Once the form is received by the VA, the information is reviewed
to determine whether the beneficiary will establish entitlement or
continued entitlement to REPS benefits. The information on the form is
necessary to determine if the applicant meets REPS eligibility
criteria. Without this information, determination of entitlement would
not be possible. This is a revision of a currently approved collection
as the respondent burden has decreased.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 14 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 44.
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. 2024-02426 Filed 2-6-24; 8:45 am]
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