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the Federal Register and on a publicly
accessible website of the Department.
VA published the Federal Register
Notice on September 18, 2015 (80 FR
56550). VA also published the
Independent Assessment Report on its
website at https://www.va.gov/opa/
choiceact/factsheets_and_details.asp.
Since then, VA has simplified the
website content to give Veterans easier
access to practical information about
eligibility and participation in the
Veterans’ Choice Program. As part of
this redesign, VA moved the
Independent Assessment Report to
https://www.va.gov/HEALTHPOLICY
PLANNING/section1.asp. This Federal
Register Notice informs the public of
this change so that Veterans and other
stakeholders will continue to have
access to these important resources.
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina
S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on January 23,
2018, for publication.
Approved: January 23, 2018.
Jeffrey Martin,
Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy
& Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0463]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Notice of Waiver
of Compensation or Pension To
Receive Military Pay and Allowances
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

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cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS

Comments must be submitted on
or before March 7, 2018.

[OMB Control No. 2900–0024]

DATES:

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. 2900–0463’’ in any
correspondence.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0463’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Notice of Waiver of VA
Compensation or Pension to Receive
Military Pay and Allowances (VA Forms
21–8951 and 21–8951–2).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0463.
Type of Review: Re-instatement of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21–8951 and 21–
8951–2 are used by reservists/
guardsmen to file a waiver a VA
disability benefits in order to receive
active or inactive duty training pay.
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
213 on November 06, 2017, page 51482.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Insurance
Deduction Authorization
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 March 7, 2018.
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. 2900–0024’’ 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. 2900–0024’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Insurance Deduction
Authorization VA Form 29–888.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0024.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
Previously Approved Collection.
Abstract: These forms are used by
veterans to authorize the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) to make
deductions from benefit payments to
pay premiums, loans and/or liens on
his/her insurance contract. The
information requested is authorized by
law, 38 CFR 8.8. This form was allowed
to expire due to high level of work
volume and staffing changes.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to

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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
230 on December 1, 2017, page 57031.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 622 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3732.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Office
of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018–02216 Filed 2–2–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Veterans’ Family, Caregiver, and
Survivor Advisory Committee; Notice
of Meeting

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The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that the
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Survivor Advisory Committee will meet
on March 1–2, 2018. On March 1, the
Committee will meet in open session at
11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Building
500, Room 1281, Los Angeles, CA, from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On March 2, the
Committee will be touring the VA
facility and breaking into small groups
to participate in discussions and
listening sessions with facility staff,
families, caregivers, and survivors.
Tours of VA facilities are closed, to
protect from disclosure Veterans’
information the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy. Therefore,
on March 2, the meeting will be closed
to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on matters related to: Veterans’ families,
caregivers, and survivors across all
generations, relationships, and Veterans
status; the use of VA care and benefits
services by Veterans’ families,
caregivers, and survivors, and possible
expansion of such care and benefits
services; Veterans’ family, caregiver,
and survivor experiences; VA policies,
regulations, and administrative
requirements related to the transition of
Servicemembers from the Department of
Defense (DoD) to enrollment in VA that
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and survivors; and factors that influence
access to, quality of, and accountability
for services and benefits for Veterans’
families, caregivers, and survivors.
On March 1, the agenda will include
information briefings on VA’s Veterans
Experience Office, Caregiver Support
Office, VA’s Choose Home Initiative,
and community partners. The
Committee’s subcommittees on
Education and Awareness, Access and
Eligibility, and Gaps and Innovation
will report out on activities since the
last meeting. Public comments will be
received at 4:15 p.m. on March 1, 2018.
Individuals wishing to make a public
comment should contact Laureen
Barone at [email protected] and
are requested to submit a 1–2 page
summary of their comments for
inclusion in the official meeting record.
In the interest of time, each speaker will
be held to a 5 minute time limit.
Any member of the public seeking
additional information should contact
Ms. Barone at (716) 364–3639 or at
[email protected].
Dated: January 31, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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