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respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0556]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Living Will and Durable Power
of Attorney for Health Care
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Health
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: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before October 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory
and Administrative Affairs (10B4),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0556’’ in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345.
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, VHA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VHA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VHA’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

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Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7331.

Title: Living Will and Durable Power
of Attorney for Health Care; VA Form
10–0137.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0556.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 10–0137, VA
Advance Directive: Durable Power of
Attorney for Health Care and Living
Will, is the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) recognized legal document
that permits VA patients to designate a
health care agent and/or specify
preferences for future health care. The
VA Advance Directive is invoked if a
patient becomes unable to make health
care decisions for him or herself. Use of
the VA Advance Directive is specified
in VHA Handbook 1004.02, Advance
Care Planning and Management of
Advance Directives. Veterans’ rights to
designate a health care agent and
specify health care preferences in
advance are codified in 38 CFR 17.32.
This regulation also obligates VA to
recognize advance directives and to use
the information contained therein when
health care decisions must be made for
a patient that has lost decision making
capacity. Use of advance directives is a
well-established standard within
clinical practice in the U.S. Offering the
opportunity to complete an advance
directive and the requirement to honor
such documents is supported by Joint
Commission standards and the Patient
Self Determination Act of 1990
(applicable to Medicare providers.) Use
of advance directives is also consistent
with the health care ethics standard that
patients have autonomy in health care
decision making and have a right to
control what is done to them in a
medical setting.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811
hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
343,622.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality and Compliance, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0720]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Operation
Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi
Freedom Seriously Injured/Ill Service
Member Veteran Worksheet
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 7, 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. 2900–0720’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:

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. 2900–0720’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Operation Enduring Freedom/
Operation Iraqi Freedom Seriously
Injured/Ill Service Member Veteran
Worksheet (VA Form 21–0773).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0720.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21–0773 is a
checklist for Veterans Service
Representatives to verify they have
given information, applications, and/or
referral service to our Operation
Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
Freedom service members who have at
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duty and who may have suffered a
serious injury or illness. This form is
always maintained in the veteran’s
claims folder.
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 82 FR
79 on April 26, 2017, pages 19312 and
19313.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,000.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality and Compliance, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0089]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Statement of Dependency of
Parent(s)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before October 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans

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Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0089’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Kessinger at (202) 632–8924.
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.
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 102, 38 U.S.C. 1315.

Title: Statement of Dependency of
Parent(s) VA Form 21P–509.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0089.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: 38 U.S.C. 102 requires that
income and dependency must be
determined before benefits may be paid
to, or for, a dependent parent.
Regulatory authority is found in 38 CFR
3.4 and 38 CFR 3.250. Information is
requested by this form under the
authority of 38 U.S.C. 501(a)(2).
VA Form 21P–509 is used by VBA to
gather income and dependency
information from claimants who are
seeking payment of benefits as, or for, a
dependent parent. This information is
necessary to determine dependency of
the parent and make determinations
which affect the payment of monetary
benefits. The form is used by a veteran
seeking to establish his/her parent(s) as
dependent(s), and by a surviving parent
seeking death compensation.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4,000
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality and Compliance, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0636]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Accelerated Payment
Verification of Completion
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before October 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Veterans Benefits
Administration (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0636’’
in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
FAX (202) 632–8925.
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
SUMMARY:

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