97-28393. Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55675-55676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28393]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before November 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron 
Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, [phone] 
or FAX [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0101.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title and Form Number: Eligibility Verification Reports.
    a. Old Law Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving Spouse), VA 
Form 21-0511S.
    b. Old Law Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran), VA Form 21-
0511V.
    c. Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving Spouse), 
VA Form 21-0512S.
    d. Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran), VA Form 
21-0512V.
    e. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report 
(Children Only), VA Form 21-0513.
    f. DIC Parent's Eligibility Verification Report, VA Form 21-0514.
    g. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran With 
No Children), VA Form 21-0516.
    h. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran With 
Children), VA Form 21-0517.
    i. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving 
Spouse With No Children), VA Form 21-0518.
    j. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Child or 
Children), VA Form 21-0519C.
    k. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving 
Spouse With Children), VA Form 21-0519S.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0101.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: These reports are used by VA regional offices to verify 
continued eligibility for pension and parents' Dependency and Indemnity 
Compensation (DIC) and to determine whether adjustments in the rate of 
payment are necessary. These reports are also used for developing 
supplemental income and estate information from claimants who have 
previously filed a formal application for pension or parents' DIC. It 
would be impossible to administer the pension and parents' DIC programs 
without the collection of information.
    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 June 17, 1997 at pages 32856-32857.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

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    Estimated Annual Burden: 354,725 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes per report.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 709,450.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 [phone]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0101'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: September 25, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L, Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-28393 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]
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