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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. This form will be used by 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a 

third party to act on behalf of the 

insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of 

our customers are of advanced age or 

suffer from limiting disabilities and 

need assistance from a third party to 

conduct their affairs. The information 

collected provides an optional service 

and is not required to receive insurance 

benefits. 

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, pages 69696 

and 69697. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Danny S. Green, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, 

Performance and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00941 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0788] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Description of Materials 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, 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. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before March 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0788’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Danny S. Green, (202) 421–1354 or 

email Danny.Green2@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0788’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, 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. 

Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Title: Description of Materials, VA 

Form 26–1852. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0788. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 26–1852 is 

completed by builders in Specially 

Adapted Housing (SAH) projects 

involving construction as authorized 

under Title 38, U.S.C., section 2101 (a), 

section 2101 (b), and the Temporary 

Residence Adaptations (TRA) grant 

under Title 38, U.S.C., section 2102A. 

This form is also completed by builders 

who propose to construct homes to be 

purchased by veterans using their VA 

home loan benefit as granted in Title 38 

U.S.C., section 3710(a)(1). SAH field 

staff review the data furnished on the 

form for completeness and it is essential 

to determine the acceptability of the 

construction materials to be used. In 

cases of new home construction, a 

technically qualified individual, not VA 

staff, is required to review the list of 

materials and certify they meet or 

exceed general residential construction 

material requirements, as specified by 

the International Residential Code and 

residential building codes adopted by 

local building authorities, and are in 

substantial conformity with VA 

Minimum Property requirements. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 9,518 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16,950 per year and for SAH cases it is 

2,086 per year. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Danny S. Green, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, 

Performance and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00942 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] 

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