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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 102 / Friday, May 28, 2021 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0545]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Report of Medical,
Legal and Other Expenses Incident to
Recovery for Injury or Death
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,
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. 2900–0545’’.
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. 2900–0545’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C 1503; 38 CFR
3.262, 3.271, 3.272.
Title: Report of Medical, Legal and
Other Expenses Incident to Recovery for
Injury or Death (VA Form 21P–8416b).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0545.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: A claimant’s eligibility for
needs-based pension programs are
determined in part by countable family
income and certain deductible
expenses. When a claimant is awarded
compensation by another entity or
government agency based on personal
injury or death, the compensation is
usually countable income for VA
purposes (38 CFR 3.262(i)). However,
medical, legal or other expenses
incident to the injury or death, or
incident to the collection or recovery of
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compensation, may be deducted from
the amount of the award or settlement
(38 CFR 3.271(g) and 3.272(g)). In these
situations, VBA uses VA Form 21P–
8416b Report of Medical, Legal and
Other Expenses Incident to Recovery for
Injury or Death, to gather information
that is necessary to determine eligibility
for income-based benefits and the rate
payable; without this information,
determination of eligibility would not
be possible. In an effort to safeguard
Veterans and their beneficiaries from
financial exploitation, the instructions
on VA Form 21P–8416b were amended
to include information regarding VAaccredited attorneys or agents charging
fees in connection with a proceeding
before the Department of Veterans
Affairs with respect to a claim.
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 on March
17, 2021, page 14686.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,125
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 45 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
(Alternate) VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office
of Enterprise and Integration, Data
Governance Analytics, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Notice of Asset and Infrastructure
Review (AIR) Commission Foreword
and Criteria
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of Final Action

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
required to develop criteria that will be
used in making recommendations
regarding the modernization or
realignment of Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) facilities. This
notice provides the required final
selection criteria.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valerie Mattison Brown, Chief Strategy
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Officer, Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420, (202) 461–7100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Subtitle A
of Title II of the Maintaining Internal
Systems and Strengthening Integrated
Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of
2018 (Pub. L. 115–182), requires VA to
develop criteria that will be used to
assess and make recommendations
regarding the modernization or
realignment of Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) facilities
(‘‘Selection Criteria’’). In 2019, VHA
began working with various
stakeholders and experts to identify
factors to consider in developing the
criteria. VHA solicited feedback from
Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs),
Community Veteran Engagement Boards
(CVEBs) and a wide range of
interdisciplinary VA leaders. Six criteria
and associated sub-criteria were
developed through these engagements.
VA will use these criteria to evaluate
potential market opportunities for
submission to the statutorily mandated
Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR)
Commission.
On February 2, 2021, VA published a
Federal Register Notice (FRN),
requesting public comment on the draft
Selection Criteria as required by Section
203 of the MISSION Act (86 FR 7921).
The public comment period closed on
May 1, 2021. VA received a total of 122
comments on the FRN from Veterans,
caregivers, VSOs, legislative partners,
research partners, business partners,
and other stakeholders. Of the 122
comments, 31 comments specifically
referenced the draft Section Criteria,
and 14 out of those 31 comments
recommended specific changes or
considerations be applied to the draft
Section Criteria. These 14 comments
were further reviewed and considered
by VA for inclusion into the final
Section Criteria.
The FRN comments are publicly
available online at www.regulations.gov.
Copies of the comments are also
available for public inspection in the
Office of Regulation Policy and
Management, Room 1064, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (exception
holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902
(this is not a toll-free number) for an
appointment.
Foreword
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(‘‘VA’’) is honored to deliver
exceptional health care and services to
more than 9 million Veterans. As we
look to the future, VA remains
committed to a core set of immutable

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