Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VA 40-0895-6 State or Tribal Government Resources to Initially Fund the Architectural and Engineering Portion of the Project Development	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0241 Grant Funded Cemetery Data	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-15 Cemetery Maintained in Accordance with National Cemetery Administration Standards	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-14 Major Requirements for State or Tribal Government Cemetery Construction Grants	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-13 Documents and Information Required for State or Tribal Cemetery Construction Grants – Post Grant Requirements	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-12 Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Primary Covered Transactions (Contractor)	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-10 Compliance with Federal Requirements – State or Tribal Government Construction Grant	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-9 Lobbying	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-8 Drug-Free Workplace Requirements for Grantees Other Than Individuals	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-7 Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions (State or Tribal Governments)	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-3 State or Tribal Government Cemetery Grants Service Space Program Analysis – Buildings	Form	Modified	Available
Form VA 40-0895-2 Compliance of Compliance with Provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act	Form	Modified	Available
VA-2026-VACO-0001-0294.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2026-07-27	Available
VA-2026-VACO-0001-0293-A1.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2026-07-27	Available
VA-2026-VACO-0001-0293.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2026-07-27	Available
VA-2026-VACO-0001-0292.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2026-07-27	Available
NCA RESPONSE_PublicComments_OMB 2900-0559_0001_0294_42E.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-08-24	Available
NCA RESPONSE_PublicComments_OMB 2900-0559_0001-0293_42E.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-08-24	Available
NCA RESPONSE_PublicComments_OMB 2900-0559_0001_0292_42E.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-08-24	Available
2026-17218 2900-0559 Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents 30-day FRN published.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-08-24	Available
2026-10599 2900-0559 Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents 60-day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-07-27	Available
Supporting Statement Part A_2900-0559 08 24 2026.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-08-24	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	State or Tribal Government Resources to Initially Fund the Architectural and Engineering Portion of the Project Development
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form and Instruction	Modified	Grant Funded Cemetery Data
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Cemetery Maintained in Accordance with National Cemetery Administration Standards
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Major Requirements for State or Tribal Government Cemetery Construction Grants
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Documents and Information Required for State or Tribal Cemetery Construction Grants – Post Grant Requirements
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Primary Covered Transactions (Contractor)
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Compliance with Federal Requirements – State or Tribal Government Construction Grant
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Lobbying
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Drug-Free Workplace Requirements for Grantees Other Than Individuals
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions (State or Tribal Governments)
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	State or Tribal Government Cemetery Grants Service Space Program Analysis – Buildings
28741	Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	Form	Modified	Compliance of Compliance with Provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2900-0559	ICR Reference No: 202605-2900-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-2900-004
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: 2900-0559
Title: Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/24/2026

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	289	292
Time Burden (Hours)	237	296
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Information is used by the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program to provide data regarding the number of interments conducted at State Veterans cemeteries and support grant applications each year. This data is necessary for budget and oversight purposes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC Section 2408 Name of Law: Aid to States for establishing, expanding and improving veterans' cemeteries
   US Code: 38 USC 501 Name of Law: Rules and regulations
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 31863	05/28/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 54785	08/24/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents	VA 40-0895-2, VA 40-0895-3, VA 40-0895-7, VA 40-0895-8, VA 40-0895-10, VA 40-0895-12, VA 40-0895-13, VA 40-0895-14, VA 40-0895-15, VA 40-0241, VA 40-0895-6, VA 40-0895-9	Compliance of Compliance with Provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act ,   State or Tribal Government Cemetery Grants Service Space Program Analysis – Buildings ,   Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions (State or Tribal Governments) ,   Drug-Free Workplace Requirements for Grantees Other Than Individuals ,   Lobbying ,   Compliance with Federal Requirements – State or Tribal Government Construction Grant ,   Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – Primary Covered Transactions (Contractor) ,   Documents and Information Required for State or Tribal Cemetery Construction Grants – Post Grant Requirements ,   Major Requirements for State or Tribal Government Cemetery Construction Grants ,   Cemetery Maintained in Accordance with National Cemetery Administration Standards ,   Grant Funded Cemetery Data ,   State or Tribal Government Resources to Initially Fund the Architectural and Engineering Portion of the Project Development

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	289	292	0	-3	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	237	296	0	-59	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The respondent time burden estimate has decreased since the previous approval from 296 hours to 237 hours due to the VA40-0241 taking 30 minutes less for a respondent to complete. The respondent burden cost has decreased from $8,808.96 to $7,724.09. The Federal Government cost burden has decreased from $17,010 in the previous approval to $15,926.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,926

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/24/2026

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