Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, Federal Fiduciary's Account, Account Book, Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, Certificate of Balance on Deposit and Authorization to Disclose Financial Records

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form VA Form 21P-4706c Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account (letter size), Federal Fiduciary's Account, Account Book, and Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, Certificate of Balance on Deposit and.... Form	Modified
Supporting Statement for 2900-0017 (11-17-15).docx Supporting Statement A	2015-11-17
30-Day FRN - 2900-0017 (2015).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-10-29
60-Day FRN - 2900-0017 (2015).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-08-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
28106	Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account (letter size), Federal Fiduciary's Account, Account Book, and Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, Certificate of Balance on Deposit and.... Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2900-0017	ICR Reference No: 201502-2900-008
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201205-2900-004
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-P&F-YM
Title: Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, Federal Fiduciary's Account, Account Book, Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, Certificate of Balance on Deposit and Authorization to Disclose Financial Records
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 02/02/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/17/2015
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. VA will resubmit the information collection request to OMB prior to the publication of the final rule.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2016
Responses	31,512	0	31,512
Time Burden (Hours)	29,566	0	29,566
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: VA Forms 21-4706, 21-4706b, 21-4706c, and 21-4718 are used to gather information necessary to determine the accounting of the veteran's compensation or pension funds spent and/or saved by his fiduciary appointment. VA Form 21-4718a is used to gather information from the veteran's financial institution records. Without this information, VA would be unable to determine if the veteran's fiduciary is properly using the funds for this benefit according to VA law.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 5502 Name of Law: Payments to and supervision of fiduciaries
   PL: Pub.L. 108 - 454 502-504 Name of Law: Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2900-AO53	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 430	01/03/2014

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 46107	08/03/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 65288	10/26/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account (letter size), Federal Fiduciary's Account, Account Book, and Court Appointed Fiduciary's Account, Certificate of Balance on Deposit and....	VA Form 21P-4706c, VA Form 21P-4718a, VA Form 21P-4706b	COURT APPOINTED FIDUCIARY'S ACCOUNT ,   VA FIDUCIARY'S ACCOUNT ,   CERTIFICATE OF BALANCE ON DEPOSIT AND AUTHORIZATION TO DISCLOSE FINANCIAL RECORDS

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Adjustment due to program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $999,043

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/17/2015

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