Notice2025-11021
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary
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Published
June 16, 2025
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 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 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11021]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0216]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Accrued
Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary
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 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 August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Kendra McCleave, 202-461-9568,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066d6368627467286b65656a6367706346706728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="107b757e7462713e7d73737c757166755066713e777f66">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4412051416050432256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2f4e3f2f0e3e2d4c38cc5cdd4">[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, 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.
Title: VA Form 21P-601, Application for Accrued Amounts Due a
Deceased Beneficiary.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0216. <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: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The VA Form 21P-601 gathers the information necessary to
determine a claimant's entitlement to accrued benefits. Accrued
benefits are VA benefits due but unpaid to a beneficiary at death.
Benefits are paid to eligible survivors based on the priority described
in 38 U.S.C. 5121(a). When no eligible survivors are entitled to
accrued benefits based on their relationship to the deceased
beneficiary, the person or persons who bore the expenses of the
beneficiary's last illness and burial may claim reimbursement for these
expenses from accrued amounts. No changes have been made to this form,
and the respondent burden has remained the same.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,725 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,449.
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. 2025-11021 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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