Notice2024-30949
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM)
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Published
December 27, 2024
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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 248 (Friday, December 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105689-105690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30949]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-XXXX]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Legacy Memorial
(VLM)
AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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 25, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Brian Hurley, 202-957-2093,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7331011a121d5d3b06011f160a423305125d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b5859e9699d9bf82859b928ec6b78196d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6a0b7b5b9a6b7a6b3a4a1b9a4bda4b3b2a3b7b5a296a0b7f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dfbeceee2fdecfde8fffae2ffe6ffe8e9f8eceef9cdfbeca3eae2fb">[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, NCA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of NCA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of NCA'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: Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM).
OMB Control Number: 2900-XXXX. <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: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control
Number.
Abstract: NCA owns and manages the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM)--
the largest Veteran memorialize site in the nation. VLM provides
eligible Veterans with enhanced memorialization services by honoring
their military service through online, web-based memorial pages. Users
such as Next of Kin, friends, researchers, servicemembers, and the
public are permitted to submit a variety of content to a Veterans VLM
page including tributes, images, biographies, career and life
milestones, documents, and more. Living Veterans who have requested and
received an eligibility determination for burial in a VA national
cemetery in advance of need may also submit biographical content to the
VA so that after they die, if a VLM page is created for them by the VA,
the content they submitted will appear on their VLM page. Next of Kin
and Living Veterans are sent a general solicitation for this voluntary
information, and all submitted content is moderated by the VA to ensure
it complies with the VLM User Policy,
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available here: <a href="https://www.cem.va.gov/VLM/userpolicy.asp">https://www.cem.va.gov/VLM/userpolicy.asp</a>. The
information obtained through this collection is used solely to provide
enhanced memorialization services that honor eligible deceased
Veterans.
Affected Public: Veterans who have been determined to be eligible
for VA burial in advance of their time of need, their Next of Kin, and
the public.
Estimated Annual Burden: 22,500 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 18 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,000.
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. 2024-30949 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]
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