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Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0808’’ in any
correspondence.

1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.

By direction of the Secretary:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on
or before April 6, 2017.

[OMB Control No. 2900–0655]

Control No. 2900–0808’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Title: (Back (Thoracolumbar Spine)
Conditions Disability Benefits
Questionnaire (VA Form 21–0960M–
14).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0808.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21–0960M–14 is
used to gather necessary information
from a claimant’s treating physician
regarding the results of medical
examinations.
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 Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at Vol. 81,
No. 250, Thursday, December 29, 2016,
page 96202.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 37,500.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 45 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: (Foot Conditions
Including Flatfoot (Pes Planus)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960M–6)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

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Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0810’’ in any
correspondence.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0810’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: (Foot Conditions Including
Flatfoot (Pes Planus) Disability Benefits
Questionnaire (VA Form 21–0960M–6).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0810.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21–0960M–6 is
used to gather necessary information
from a claimant’s treating physician
regarding the results of medical
examinations.
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 Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at Vol. 81,
No. 250, Thursday, December 29, 2016,
pages 96201 and 96202.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 40,000.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80,000.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review (Residency
Verification Report—Veterans and
Survivors (FL 21–914))
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–21), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
PRA submission describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted on
or before April 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0655’’ in any
correspondence.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0655’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Residency Verification Report—
Veterans and Survivors (FL 21–914).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0655.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form Letter 21–914
gathers the information necessary to

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verify that a Filipino veteran or
beneficiary who is receiving benefits at
the full-dollar rate based on U.S.
residency continues to meet the
residency requirements. The proper rate
of payment could not be determined
without this information.
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 Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 81 FR
240, on Dec 14, 2016, pages 90411 and
90412.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 417.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,250.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Cost of Living Adjustments Effective
December 1, 2016
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by law, the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
hereby giving notice of cost-of-living
adjustments (COLAs) in certain benefit
rates and income limitations. These
COLAs affect the pension, and parents’
dependency and indemnity
compensation (DIC) programs. The rate
of the adjustment is tied to the increase
in Social Security benefits effective
December 1, 2016, as announced by the
Social Security Administration (SSA).
SSA has announced an increase of
0.3%.

SUMMARY:

The COLAs are effective
December 1, 2016.

DATES:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel McCargar, Pension Analyst,
Pension and Fiduciary Service, Veterans
Benefits Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (612–713–
8911).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
provisions of 38 U.S.C. 5312 and section

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306 of Public Law 95–588, VA is
required to increase the benefit rates
and income limitations in the pension
and parents’ DIC programs by the same
percentage, and effective the same date,
as increases in the benefit amounts
payable under title II of the Social
Security Act. The increased rates and
income limitations are also required to
be published in the Federal Register.
The Social Security Administration
has announced that there will be a 0.3%
COLA increase in Social Security
benefits effective December 1, 2016.
Therefore, applying the same percentage
and rounding in accordance with 38
CFR 3.29, the following increased rates
and income limitations for the VA
pension and parents’ DIC programs will
be effective December 1, 2016:
Pension
Maximum Annual Rates
(1) Veterans permanently and totally
disabled (38 U.S.C. 1521):
Veteran with no dependents, $12,907
Veteran with one dependent, $16,902
For each additional dependent, $2,205
(2) Veterans in need of aid and
attendance (38 U.S.C. 1521):
Veteran with no dependents, $21,531
Veteran with one dependent, $25,525
For each additional dependent, $2,205
(3) Veterans who are housebound (38
U.S.C. 1521):
Veteran with no dependents, $15,773
Veteran with one dependent, $19,770
For each additional dependent, $2,205
(4) Two veterans married to one
another, combined rates (38 U.S.C.
1521):
Neither veteran in need of aid and
attendance or housebound, $16,902
Either veteran in need of aid and
attendance, $25,525
Both veterans in need of aid and
attendance, $34,153
Either veteran housebound, $19,770
Both veterans housebound, $22,634
One veteran housebound and one
veteran in need of aid and attendance,
$28,385
For each dependent child, $2,205
Mexican border period and World War
I veterans: The applicable maximum
annual rate payable to a Mexican border
period or World War I veteran under
this table shall be increased by $2,932.
(38 U.S.C. 1521(g))
(5) Surviving spouse alone and with
a child or children of the deceased
veteran in custody of the surviving
spouse (38 U.S.C. 1541):
Surviving spouse alone, $8,656
Surviving spouse and one child in his
or her custody, $11,330
For each additional child in his or her
custody, $2,205

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(6) Surviving spouses in need of aid
and attendance (38 U.S.C. 1541):
Surviving spouse alone, $13,836
Surviving spouse with one child in
custody, $16,506
Surviving Spouse of Spanish-American
War veteran alone, $14,397
Surviving Spouse of Spanish-American
War veteran with one child in
custody, $17,006
For each additional child in his or her
custody, $2,205
(7) Surviving spouses who are
housebound (38 U.S.C. 1541):
Surviving spouse alone, $10,580
Surviving spouse and one child in his
or her custody, $13,249
For each additional child in his or her
custody, $2,205
(8) Surviving child alone (38 U.S.C.
1542), $2,205
Reduction for income: The rate payable
is the applicable maximum rate minus
the countable annual income of the
eligible person. (38 U.S.C. 1521, 1541
and 1542).
Parents’ DIC
DIC shall be paid monthly to parents
of a deceased veteran in the following
amounts (38 U.S.C. 1315):
One parent (38 U.S.C. 1315(b)): If
there is only one parent, the monthly
rate of DIC paid to such parent shall be
$622 reduced on the basis of the
parent’s annual income according to the
following formula:
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $0.00 but not more than
$800, the $622 monthly rate shall not be
reduced.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $800 but not more than
$8,512, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.08.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $8,512 but not more than
$8,513, the monthly rate shall be
reduced by $0.04.
For each $1 of annual income which
is more than $8,513, the monthly rate
will not be reduced.
No Parents’ DIC is payable under this
table if annual income exceeds $14,680.
One parent who has remarried: If
there is only one parent and the parent
has remarried and is living with the
parent’s spouse, DIC shall be paid under
38 U.S.C. 1315(b) or under 38 U.S.C.
1315(d), whichever shall result in the
greater benefit being paid to the
veteran’s parent. In the case of
remarriage, the total combined annual
income of the parent and the parent’s
spouse shall be counted in determining
the monthly rate of DIC.
One of two parents not living with
spouse (38 U.S.C. 1315(c)): The rates in
Table 3 apply to (1) two parents who are

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