Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request (VA Form 20-10206), Priority Processing Request (VA Form 20-10207) and Document/Evidence Submission (VA Form 20-10208)
ICR 202004-2900-006 · OMB 2900-0877 · Historical Active
⚠️ Notice: This information collection may be outdated. More recent filings for OMB 2900-0877 can be found here:
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request (VA Form 20-10206), Priority Processing Request (VA Form 20-10207) and Document/Evidence Submission (VA Form 20-10208)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
3 month emergency approval is granted. VA should immediately follow the 30 and 60 Federal Register Notice process described at 5 CFR 1320.10 for use of these forms after that 3 month period. During the Public Health Emergency declared for COVID-19, VA shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulation, accept electronic signatures and shall submit an appropriate non-material/non-substantive change request to the instructions listed on these forms within 15 days of approval. VA may submit a non-material/non-substantive change to require wet signatures after the expiration of the Public Health Emergency declared in response to COVID-19.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2020
6 Months From Approved
500,000
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0
50,000
0
0
0
0
0
VA Form 20-10206 will be used by claimants to request access to Federal agency records as long as the record is not exempt from release by one of nine FOIA exemptions. VA Form 20-10207 will be used by claimants to notify VA of an urgent or immediate need due to change in status or circumstance for priority processing of claim. VA Form 20-10208 will be used to identify and associate additional evidence or information in support of claim.
(1) Veteran Ability to submit Claims Impacted Due to COVID-19. Local travel restrictions and COVID-19 mandated health & safety precautions may impact Veterans' and claimants' abilities to file forms, documents, and other responses in connection with VA Claims & Appeals. (2) Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) anticipates a potential increase in the submission of claims during and after the state of emergency for COVID-19. In an effort to address the effects of COVID-19 on claims processing for Veterans and claimants and to provide better, faster, and more efficient services, VBA proposes to align our modernization efforts with the way we currently receive certain types of veteran/claimant information. VBA has identified the need for 3 new forms that will reduce the submission of the current free-text form which does not support our current automation processing. By creating these new forms that do support the existing automation processes we will be able to provide faster and more efficient delivery of service to Veterans and claimants in response to the anticipated increase in claims related submissions that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (3) The 3 new forms will also enable VBA to process Veteran data faster due to the use of computerized Optical Character Recognition (OCR) which is the automated process to "read" forms for information upload into VBA systems.
US Code:
38 USC 5102(b)
Name of Law: Application forms furnished upon request; notice to claimants of incomplete applications
US Code:
38 USC 501
Name of Law: Rules and Regulations
US Code:
38 USC 5101(a)
Name of Law: Claims and Forms
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form VA Form 20-10206 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request (VA Form 2010206), Priority Processing Request (VA Form 20-10207), Document/Evidence Submission (VA Form 20-10208)
Supporting Statement (2900-NEW) (FOIA-PriorProc-DocEvid) (Final 04-22-2020).docx
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request (VA Form 2010206), Priority Processing Request (VA Form 20-10207), Document/Evidence Submission (VA Form 20-10208)