2024-08090. Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Statement of Dependency of Parent(s)

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

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.

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. 2900-0089.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006, [phone] or email [e-mail]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0089” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority:38 U.S.C. 102, 1315, and 501, 38 CFR 3.4 and 3.250.

Title: Statement of Dependency of Parent(s) (VA Form 21-509)

OMB Control Number: 2900-0089.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 21-509 is the prescribed form used by VBA to gather income and dependency information from claimants who are seeking payment of benefits as, or for dependent parent(s). VA Form 21-509 is used by a Veteran seeking to establish their parent(s) as dependent(s) and by a surviving parent seeking death compensation. This information is used to determine the dependency of the parent and make determinations which affect the payment of monetary benefits to the claimant. Without this information, determination of entitlement would not be possible. No changes have been made to this form. The respondent burden has decreased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the past year.

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 89 FR 9916 on Monday, February 12, 2024.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,653.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,306.

By direction of the Secretary.

Maribel Aponte,

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.