60-day FRN - VA Health Benefits: Application, Update, Hardship Determination - published

60 day FRN_2900-0091_Health Benefits Application Renewal Hardship Determ_10282020.pdf

VA Health Benefits: Application, Update, Hardship Determination - VA Forms 10-10EZ,10-10EZR and 10-10HS

60-day FRN - VA Health Benefits: Application, Update, Hardship Determination - published

OMB: 2900-0091

Document [pdf]
Download: pdf | pdf
68418

Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 28, 2020 / Notices

[email protected], calling (202) 622–
8922, or viewing the entire information
collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
(FinCEN)
1. Title: Anti-Money Laundering
programs and compliance procedures.
OMB Control Number: 1506–0020,
1506–0030, and 1506–0035.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Description: The legislative
framework generally referred to as the
Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) consists of the
Currency and Financial Transactions
Reporting Act of 1970, as amended by
the Uniting and Strengthening America
by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT
Act) (Pub. L. 107–56) and other
legislation. The BSA is codified at 12
U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. 1951–1959, 31
U.S.C. 5311–5314 and 5316–5332, and
notes thereto, with implementing
regulations at 31 CFR Chapter X.
The BSA authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury, inter alia, to require
financial institutions to keep records
and file reports that are determined to
have a high degree of usefulness in
criminal, tax, and regulatory matters, or
in the conduct of intelligence or
counter-intelligence activities, to protect
against international terrorism, and to
implement anti-money laundering
(AML) programs and compliance
procedures. Regulations implementing
Title II of the BSA appear at 31 CFR
Chapter X.
Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT Act
added subsection (h) to 31 U.S.C. 5318
of the BSA. Section 352 mandates that
financial institutions establish AML
programs in order to guard against
money laundering. Such AML programs
must include, at a minimum, the
following: (a) The development of
internal policies, procedures, and
controls, (b) the designation of a
compliance officer, (c) an ongoing
employee training program, and (d) an
independent audit function to test
programs. Pursuant to section 352,
FinCEN issued regulations requiring
money services businesses (MSBs) (31
CFR 1022.210), mutual funds (31 CFR
1024.210), insurance companies (31
CFR 1025.210), dealers in precious
metals, precious stones, or jewels (31
CFR 1027.210), operators of credit card
systems (31 CFR 1028.210), and loan or
finance companies (31 CR 1029.210) to
develop and implement written AML
programs. This notice renews the OMB

VerDate Sep<11>2014

18:29 Oct 27, 2020

Jkt 253001

control numbers associated with these
specific AML program regulations.
Form: Not applicable.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit institutions; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
305,897.
Frequency of Response: As required.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 305,897.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 60
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 215,976 hours.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: October 22, 2020.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–23801 Filed 10–27–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0091]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: VA Health Benefits:
Application, Update, and Hardship
Determination
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Health
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 December 28,
2020.
SUMMARY:

Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory
and Administrative Affairs (10B4),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0091’’ in any correspondence.

ADDRESSES:

PO 00000

Frm 00134

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian McCarthy at (202) 615–9241.
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, VHA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VHA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VHA’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: VA Health Benefits:
Application, Update, and Hardship
Determination, VA Forms 10–10EZ, 10–
10EZR and 10–10HS.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0091.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17
authorizes VA to provide hospital care,
medical services, domiciliary care, and
nursing home care to eligible Veterans.
Title 38 U.S.C. 1705 requires VA to
design, establish, and operate a system
of annual patient enrollment in
accordance with a series of stipulated
priorities. Title 38 U.S.C. 1722
establishes eligibility assessment
procedures for cost-free VA medical
care, based on income levels, which
determines whether nonserviceconnected and 0% service-connected
non-compensable Veterans are able to
defray the necessary expenses of care for
nonservice-connected conditions.
Further, when the Veteran projects that
his or her attributable income for the
current calendar year would be
substantially below the applicable
income thresholds, the Veteran would
be considered unable to defray the
expenses of care and VA may exempt
the Veteran from the requirement to pay
copayments for hospital or outpatient
care.
This collection of information is
required to properly administer health
benefits to eligible Veterans.

E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM

28OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 28, 2020 / Notices
a. VA Form 10–10EZ, Application for
Health Benefits, is used to collect
Veteran information during the initial
application process for VA medical care,
nursing home, domiciliary, dental
benefits, etc.
b. VA Form 10–10EZR, Health
Benefits Update Form, is used to update
a Veteran’s personal information, such
as marital status, address, health
insurance and financial information, for
renewal of health benefits.
c. VA Form 10–10HS, Request for
Hardship Determination, is used to
collect information from Veterans who
are in a copay required status for
hospital care and medical services, but
due to a loss of income project their
income for the current year will be
substantially below the VA means test
limits.
These forms collect information to
enroll a Veteran for health benefits,
establish basic eligibility, identify 3rd
party health insurance coverage,
identify prescription copayment,
provide for income verification, and
serve as a mechanism to make changes
upon admission for benefits or yearly
financial updates.
VA Form 10–10EZ
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 270,000
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
540,000.
VA Form 10–10EZR
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 343,600
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 24 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
859,000.

jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES

VA Form 10–10HS
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,750
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,000.

VerDate Sep<11>2014

18:29 Oct 27, 2020

Jkt 253001

By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Performance and Risk (OQPR),
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020–23808 Filed 10–27–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974: Computer
Matching Program
AGENCY:

Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA).
Notice of new computer
matching program.

ACTION:

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching
Programs, notice is hereby given that the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
intends to conduct a computer matching
program with the Social Security
Administration (SSA). Data from the
proposed match will be used to verify
the net earnings from self-employment
and wages of nonservice-connected
veterans, and those veterans who are
zero percent service-connected
(noncompensable), whose eligibility for
VA medical care is based on their
inability to defray the cost of medical
care. These veterans supply household
income information that includes their
spouses and dependents at the time of
application for VA health care benefits.
DATES: Comments on this matching
program must be received no later than
30 days after publication of this Notice.
If no public comment is received during
the period allowed for comment or
unless otherwise published in the
Federal Register by VA, the new system
will become effective November 28,
2020 and expires 18 months after its
effective date. This match will not
continue past the legislative authorized
date to obtain this information.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to the Director, Regulations
Management (00REG), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or
by fax to (202) 273–9026 (not a toll-free
number). Comments should indicate
that they are submitted in response to
Matching Program SSA/VA. Copies of
comments received will be available for
public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management,
Room 1063B, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through
SUMMARY:

PO 00000

Frm 00135

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

68419

Friday (except holidays). Please call
(202) 461–4902 for an appointment.
(This is not a toll-free number.) In
addition, during the comment period,
comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dionne Dent-Lockett, Director, Health
Eligibility Center, VHA Member
Services (404) 828–5302 (this is not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Veterans Affairs has
statutory authorization under 38 U.S.C.
5317, 38 U.S.C. 5106, 26 U.S.C.
6103(l)(7)(D)(viii) and 5 U.S.C. 552a to
establish matching agreements and
request and use income information
from other agencies for purposes of
verification of income for determining
eligibility for benefits. 38 U.S.C.
1710(a)(2)(G), 1710(a)(3), and 1710(b)
identify those veterans whose basic
eligibility for medical care benefits is
dependent upon their financial status.
Eligibility for nonservice-connected and
zero percent noncompensable serviceconnected veterans is determined based
on the veteran’s inability to defray the
expenses for necessary care as defined
in 38 U.S.C. 1722. This determination
can affect their responsibility to
participate in the cost of their care
through copayments and their
assignment to an enrollment priority
group. The goal of this match is to
obtain SSA earned income information
data needed for the income verification
process. The VA records involved in the
match are ‘‘Income Verification
Records—VA’’ (89VA10NB). The SSA
records are from the Master Files of
Social Security Number (SSN) Holders
and SSN Applications (Enumeration
System). A copy of this notice has been
sent to both Houses of Congress and
OMB.
Participating Agencies: Department of
Veterans Affairs/Veteran Health
Administration and Social Security
Administration.
Authority for Conducting The
Matching Program: This agreement is
executed under the Privacy Act of 1974,
5 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 552a, as
amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and
the regulations and guidance
promulgated thereunder.
Legal authority for the disclosures
under this agreement is 38 U.S.C. 5106
and 5317, and 26 U.S.C.
6103(l)(7)(D)(viii). Under 38 U.S.C.
1710, VA/VHA has a statutory
obligation to collect income information
from certain applicants for medical care
and to use that income data to

E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM

28OCN1


File Typeapplication/pdf
File Modified2020-10-28
File Created2020-10-28

© 2024 OMB.report | Privacy Policy