Notice2025-06079

Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification Requirements for Funeral Honors Providers

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Published
April 9, 2025

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Veterans Affairs Department

Abstract

National Cemetery 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 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 90, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15298-15299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06079]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0865]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification 
Requirements for Funeral Honors Providers

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: National Cemetery 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 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 June 9, 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#c183b3a8a0afef89b4b3ada4b8f081b7a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d0e0fbf3fcbcdae7e0fef7eba3d2e4f3bcf5fde4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f796e7f7d6e6f594e01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89dfc8d9dbc8c9ffe8a7eee6ff">[email&#160;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: Certification Requirements for Funeral Honors Providers.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0865. <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: This information (VA Form 40-10190) is needed to ensure 
that funeral honors activities performed on VA property maintain the 
honor and dignity of the national cemetery and do not negatively impact 
the safety of cemetery visitors. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The burden decreased since the previous approval due to a decrease 
in the number of respondents and responses. The number of respondents 
declined to 303 from the previous approval of 380 respondents in 2022. 
Due to fewer respondents, the cost to respondents declined from $887 in 
2022 to an estimated $792 resulting in $95 in respondent cost savings. 
The cost to the

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Federal Government decreased due to the annual responses and printing 
cost declining since the previous approval.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 303.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-06079 Filed 4-8-25; 8:45 am]
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