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Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0510]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application for Exclusion of
Children’s Income
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veteran’s Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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 May 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Maribel Aponte, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0510’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0510’’
in any correspondence.
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
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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. 103.
Title: Application for Exclusion of
Children’s Income (VA Form 21P–0571).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0510.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), through its Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA),
administers an integrated program of
benefits and services, established by
law, for veterans, service personnel, and
their dependents and/or beneficiaries.
Title 38 U.S.C. 5101(a) provides that a
specific claim in the form provided by
the Secretary must be filed in order for
benefits to be paid to any individual
under the laws administered by the
Secretary. VA Form 21P–0571,
Application for Exclusion of Children’s
Income is used for the sole purpose of
collecting the information needed to
determine if the children’s income is
available to the beneficiary, and if it
would cause a hardship to consider
their income.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,025
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 45 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,700.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0065]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Request for Employment
Information in Connection With Claim
for Disability Benefits
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
reinstatement of a previously 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 May 10, 2021.
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
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0065’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0065’’
in any correspondence.
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;
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(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. 1502.
Title: Request for Employment
Information in Connection with Claim
for Disability Benefits (VA Form 21–
4192).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0065.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21–4192 is used to
gather necessary employment
information from veterans’ employers so
VA can determine eligibility to
increased disability benefits based on
unemployability. Without this
information, determination of
entitlement would not be possible.
This is a reinstatement only, with no
substantive changes, and the respondent
burden has decreased.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,313
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25,250.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Survey of
Individuals Using Their Entitlement to
Educational Assistance Under the
Educational Assistance Programs
Administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
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: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–NEW.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
Title: Survey Of Individuals Using
Their Entitlement To Educational
Assistance Under The Educational
Assistance Programs Administered By
The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs.
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: New data collection.
Abstract: The Educational Assistance
Program Feedback Survey is designed to
measure experience of beneficiaries of
educational assistance programs
administered by the Veterans Affairs
(VA), including under chapters 30, 32,
33, and 35 of title 38 United States
Code. The information will help the VA
improve programs and better serve
Veterans interested in educational
assistance. Educational Assistance
Program feedback data will be collected
using an online transactional survey or
paper disseminated via an invitation
email or mailed letter sent to selected
beneficiaries. The survey questionnaire
includes 52 questions, though in
actuality due to branching depending on
responses to each question respondents
will complete anywhere from 8–49
questions (8 if respondents passed their
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benefit to dependents; 39–49 questions
for all other respondents). The survey
contains general rating-scale questions
(e.g., a scale of 1–5 from Very
dissatisfied to Very satisfied; or Not at
all effective to Extremely effective) to
assess satisfaction with educational
assistance programs, resources, training
as well as questions assessing
education/training outcomes
(completion of program, current income
level) and has been approved by the
Education Service leadership. These
questions have been mapped to the
Public Law 114–315 (December 15,
2016) section 414. After the survey has
been distributed, recipients will have
two weeks to complete the survey.
Invitees will receive a reminder email or
mailed letter after one week. The sample
will be distributed across four
Education Benefit Programs: Post-9/11
GI Bill (Chapter 33), Montgomery GI
Bill—Active Duty (Chapter 30), Veterans
Education Assistance Program (VEAP;
Chapter 32), and Survivors’ and
Dependents’ Educational Assistance
(DEA; Chapter 35). The overall sample
size is determined so that the reliability
of survey estimate is 3% Margin of Error
at a 95% Confidence Level. Once data
collection is completed, the participant
responses in the survey will be
weighted so that the samples more
closely represent the overall population.
Weighting models will rely on
beneficiary age and gender.
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 85 FR
246 on December 22, 2020, page 83682.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Annual Burden: 180 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,080.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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