Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2004 / Notices 67389

Abstract: VA Form 21–8940 is used to 

gather information necessary to 

determine a claimant’s eligibility for 

increased compensation based on 

unemployability. The claimant is 

required to provide current medical, 

educational, and occupational history in 

order to determine whether he or she is 

unable to secure or follow a 

substantially gainful occupation due to 

service-connected disabilities. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 18,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

24,000.

Dated: November 4, 2004.

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cindy Stewart, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0215] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), 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. This 

notice solicits comments on information 

needed to determine a schoolchild’s 

eligibility to VA death benefits.

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: 

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0215’’ in any 

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or 

Fax (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

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. 

Title: Request for Information to Make 

Direct Payment to Child Reaching 

Majority, VA Form Letter 21–863. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0215. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form Letter 21–863 is 

used to determine a schoolchild’s 

continued eligibility to VA death 

benefits and eligibility to direct 

payment at the age of majority. Death 

pension or dependency and indemnity 

compensation is paid to an eligible 

veteran’s child when there is not an 

eligible surviving spouse and the child 

is between the ages of 18 and 23 and 

attending school. Until the child reaches 

the age of majority, payment is made to 

a custodian or fiduciary on behalf of the 

child. An unmarried schoolchild, who 

is not incompetent, is entitled to begin 

receiving direct payment on the age of 

majority. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Dated: November 4, 2004.

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cindy Stewart, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service.

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