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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2018 / Notices
request for OMB approval. Comments
will be of public record. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: June 4, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0321]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Appointment of Veterans
Service Organization as Claimant’s
Representative and Appointment of
Individual as Claimant’s
Representative
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 August 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to

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[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0321’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
5870.
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: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Appointment of Veterans
Service Organization as Claimant’s
Representative (VA Form 21–22) and
Appointment of Individual as
Claimant’s Representative (VA Form
21–22a)
OMB Control Number: 2900–0321.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21–22 and 21–
22a are used to collect the information
needed to determine whom claimants
have appointed to represent them in the
preparation, presentation, and
prosecution of claims for VA benefits.
The information is also used to
determine the extent of representatives’
access to claimants’ records.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 26,583
hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
319,005.

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By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0098]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Dependents’
Application for VA Education Benefits
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; it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 9, 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 oiralsubmission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0098’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,
Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
5870 or email Cynthia.Harvey-Pryor@
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0098’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3311 (as
amended by P.L. 113–146, section 701,
effective August 7, 2014), 3513, 3697A,
5113, 5101, 5102, and 5103, 38 CFR
21.3030 and 21.9510.
Title: Dependents’ Application for VA
Education Benefits.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0098.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA claims examiners use
the information from this collection to
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