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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2017 / Notices

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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 402; Executive Order
12436.

Title: Student Beneficiary Report—
REPS (Restored Entitlement Program for
Survivors) (VA Forms 21P–8938 & 21P–
8938–1).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0399.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Restored Entitlement
Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits
are payable to certain surviving spouses
and children of veterans who died in
service prior to August 13, 1981 or who
died as a result of a service-connected
disability incurred or aggravated prior to
August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries
over age 18 and under age 23 must be
enrolled full-time in an approved postsecondary school.
Executive Order 12436 ‘‘Payment of
Certain Benefits to Survivors of Persons
Who Died In or As A Result of Military
Service’’ (found at 42 U.S.C. 402 (Note))
directs VA administer the provisions of
Public Law 97–377 Section 156. VA
codified this authority at 38 CFR 3.812.
VBA uses VA Forms 21–8938 and 21–
8938–1 to verify that a surviving child
who is receiving REPS benefits based on
schoolchild status is in fact enrolled
full-time in an approved school and is
otherwise eligible for continued
benefits. VA Form 21–8938 is generated
by VA’s central computer system each
March and sent to all student
beneficiaries. If the completed form is
not received by the end of May, the
beneficiary is sent a system-generated
due process letter with another VA
Form 21–8938. VBA uses VA Form 21–
8938–1 if another copy of the form is
needed by a respondent.
The VA Form number is being
changed to ‘‘21P–8941’’ to reflect
Pension and Fiduciary Service’s
responsibility for the form.
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
45363 on September 28, 2017.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,767
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,300.

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By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017–26315 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0394]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Certification of
School Attendance—REPS
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
(VBA), 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 January 8, 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. 2900–0394’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,
Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue,
Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC
20420, (202) 461–5870 or email
[email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0394’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Authority: Public Law 97–377 Section 156;
42 U.S.C. 402; Executive Order 12436.

Title: Certification of School
Attendance—REPS (VA Form 21P–
8926)
OMB Control Number: 2900–0394.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change of a currently approved
collection.

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Abstract: Restored Entitlement
Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits
are payable to certain surviving spouses
and children of veterans who died in
service prior to August 13, 1981 or who
died as a result of a service-connected
disability incurred or aggravated prior to
August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries
over age 18 and under age 23 must be
enrolled full-time in an approved postsecondary school.
VBA uses VA Form 21–8926 to verify
that a beneficiary who is receiving REPS
benefits based on schoolchild status is
enrolled full-time in an approved school
and is otherwise eligible for continued
benefits. VBA has used the information
collected to make such benefit eligibility
determinations and ensure REPS
payments are issued properly.
This form number has been updated
to ‘‘21P–8926’’ from ‘‘21–8926’’ to
reflect change of ownership of the form
to VBA’s Pension and Fiduciary Service.
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
45112 on November 27, 2017.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,200.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017–26313 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0405]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: REPS Annual
Eligibility Report
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
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,

SUMMARY:

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