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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 19, 2021 / Notices
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. This form will be used by
Department of Veterans Affairs
Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a
third party to act on behalf of the
insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of
our customers are of advanced age or
suffer from limiting disabilities and
need assistance from a third party to
conduct their affairs. The information
collected provides an optional service
and is not required to receive insurance
benefits.
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
213 on November 3, 2020, pages 69696
and 69697.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,200.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0788]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Description of Materials
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans

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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 March 22, 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. 2900–0788’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green, (202) 421–1354 or
email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0788’’
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;
(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
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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: Description of Materials, VA
Form 26–1852.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0788.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 26–1852 is
completed by builders in Specially
Adapted Housing (SAH) projects
involving construction as authorized
under Title 38, U.S.C., section 2101 (a),
section 2101 (b), and the Temporary
Residence Adaptations (TRA) grant
under Title 38, U.S.C., section 2102A.
This form is also completed by builders
who propose to construct homes to be
purchased by veterans using their VA
home loan benefit as granted in Title 38
U.S.C., section 3710(a)(1). SAH field
staff review the data furnished on the
form for completeness and it is essential
to determine the acceptability of the
construction materials to be used. In
cases of new home construction, a
technically qualified individual, not VA
staff, is required to review the list of
materials and certify they meet or
exceed general residential construction
material requirements, as specified by
the International Residential Code and
residential building codes adopted by
local building authorities, and are in
substantial conformity with VA
Minimum Property requirements.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 9,518
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
16,950 per year and for SAH cases it is
2,086 per year.
By direction of the Secretary:
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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