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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 77 / Friday, April 23, 2021 / Notices

REPS. Without the information
provided on the form, determination of
continued eligibility would not be
possible. In an effort to safeguard
Veterans and their beneficiaries from
financial exploitation, the instructions
on 21P–8941 were amended to include
information regarding VA-accredited
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 at 86 FR
30 on February 17, 2021, page 10004.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,200.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt), Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021–08502 Filed 4–22–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0390]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Application for
Surviving Spouse or Child for REPS
Benefits (Restored Entitlement
Program for Survivors)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.

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ACTION:

Notice.

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. 2900–0390’’.
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. 2900–0390’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101; 38 CFR
3.812.
Title: Application for Surviving
Spouse or Child for REPS Benefits
(Restored Entitlement Program for
Survivors) (VA Form 21P–8924).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0390.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Restored Entitlement
Program for Survivors (REPS) is a
benefit payable to certain surviving
spouses and dependent children of
deceased Veterans who died in service
prior to August 13, 1981 or died as a
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result of a service-connected disability
incurred or aggravated prior to August
13, 1981. Survivors of the deceased
Veteran complete VA Form 21P–8924 to
apply for REPS benefits; without the
information provided on the form,
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–8924 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 at 86 FR
29 on February 16, 2021, pages 9572
and 9573.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 600 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,800.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt), Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021–08518 Filed 4–22–21; 8:45 am]
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