Notice2024-29521
Agency Information Collection Activity: Notice of Disagreement: Appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals
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Published
December 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board), 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 101691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29521]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0674]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Notice of Disagreement:
Appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals
AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board), 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.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 14, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Sue Hamlin White, 202-632-5100,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#490c2d2728670128242520271e21203d2c093f28672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2065444e410e68414d4c494e77484954456056410e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#106671737f6071607562677f627b627574657173645066713e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b1d0a08041b0a1b0e191c041900190e0f1e0a081f2b1d0a450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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, the Board
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the Board's functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the Board'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.
Title: Notice of Disagreement (NOD)/Appeal to the Board of
Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 10182 and VA Form 9.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0674. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a> (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Appellate review of the denial of VA benefits may only be
initiated by the filing of a Notice of Disagreement with the Board. 38
U.S.C. 7105(a). A VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request: Board Appeal
(Notice of Disagreement) is required to initiate Board review of an
appeal in the modernized review system as implemented by the Veterans
Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA). The VA Form 9
Appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals may be used to complete a
legacy appeal to the Board. The completed form becomes the
``substantive appeal'' (or ``formal appeal''), which is required by the
pre-AMA version of 38 U.S.C. 7105(a) and (d)(3) to complete an appeal
to the Board. Additionally, the proposed information collections allow
for withdrawal of services by a representative, requests for changes in
hearing dates and methods under 38 U.S.C. 7107, and motions for
reconsideration pursuant to 38 CFR 7103(a).
The Board is requesting to revise the currently approved OMB
Control No. 2900-0674 as there has been a decrease in the estimated
number of respondents and annual burden. There has been a decrease in
the use of the VA Form 9 Appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, as
the VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice of
Disagreement) is required to initiate Board review of decisions issued
on or after February 19, 2019. Consequently, the majority of incoming
appeals at the Board are governed by the AMA; therefore, the estimated
number of respondents who utilize the VA Form 10182 Decision Review
Request: Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement) has been adjusted
accordingly.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 60,305 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 119,800.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-29521 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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