60-Day FRN (VAF21-674 series)

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 119 / Thursday, June 24, 2021 / Notices
ACTION:

Notice.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA), 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.

SUMMARY:

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. 2900–0665.’’

DATES:

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. 2900–0665’’
in any correspondence.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
Title: Direct Deposit Enrollment/
Change, VA Form 29–0309.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0665.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: Claimants complete VA
Form 29–0309 authorizing VA to initiate
direct deposit of insurance benefit at
their financial institution.
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
77 on April 23, 2021, page 21808.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,000.

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By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate), Office
of Enterprise and Integration, Data
Governance Analytics, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0049]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Request for Approval of
School Attendance and School
Attendance Report
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
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 August 23, 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. 2900–0049’’ 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. 2900–0049’’
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. 101 (4)(A), 38
CFR 3.277 and 3.667.
Title: Request for Approval of School
Attendance (VA Forms 21–674 and
674c) and School Attendance Report
(VA Form 21–674b).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0049.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: 38 U.S.C. 101 (4)(A)
provides the authority to pay benefits to
or for a child who attends an approved
course of instruction or training
between the ages of 18 and 23. VA
Forms 21–674, 674b, and 674c solicit
information that is needed to determine
eligibility to benefits for these children.
Without this information, VA would be
unable to properly authorize benefits.
No changes have been made to these
forms. The respondent burden has
decreased due to the estimated number
of receivables totaled from the previous
year.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,354
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
a. 15 minutes for VA Forms 21–674
and 674c.
b. 5 minutes for VA Form 21–674.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
32,679.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate), Office
of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021–13292 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am]
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