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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0089]

# 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, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of                               ( print page 2493)                            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:

                        Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email                         *danny.green2@va.gov*. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0089” in any correspondence.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Authority:*44 U.S.C. 3501-21.                

*Title:*                     Application for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits; Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation by a Surviving Spouse or Child; Application for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, VA Form 21P-509.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0089.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Abstract:*                     The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), administers an integrated program of benefits and services, established by law, for veterans, service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. Title 38 U.S.C. 5101(a) provides that a specific claim in the form provided by the Secretary must be filed in order for benefits to be paid to any individual under the laws administered by the Secretary. VA Form 21P-509 is the prescribed form to gather income and dependency information from claimants who are seeking payment of benefits as, or for, a dependent parent. This information is necessary to determine dependency of the parent and make determinations which affect the payment of monetary benefits. VA Form 21P-509 is used by a Veteran seeking to establish their parent(s) as dependent(s), and by a surviving parent seeking death compensation. Without this information, determination of entitlement would not be possible. 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 85 FR 213 on November 3, 2020, page 69696.                

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals or Households.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     4,000 hours.                

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:*                     30 minutes.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     One time.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     8,000.                

By direction of the Secretary.

Danny S. Green,

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2021-00373 Filed 1-11-21; 8:45 am]

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