11594 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 36 / Thursday, February 25, 2021 / Notices 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0659’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5103(a), 38 

U.S.C. 5107(a). 

Title: Statement in Support of Claim 

for Service Connection for PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (VA 

Form 21–0781) and Statement in 

Support of Claim for Service Connection 

for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(PTSD) Secondary to Personal Assault 

(VA Form 21–0781a). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0659. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Forms 21–0781 and 21– 

0781a are used to gather information 

about stressful incidents in service from 

veterans claiming compensation for 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

The forms request the information that 

is necessary for VA to conduct 

meaningful research of records in order 

to assist claimants in obtaining credible 

supporting evidence that the incidents 

occurred. Without this collection of 

information, VA would not be able to 

fulfill its statutory duty to assist for 

claimants and would be unable to 

properly authorize benefits. 

No changes have been made to these 

forms. The increase in respondent 

burden is due to the estimated number 

of receivables from the previous 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 85 FR 

216 on November 6, 2020, pages 71139 

and 71140. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 23,770 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 70 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,374. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0881] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Lay/Witness 

Statement 

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. 2900–0881. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0881’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 38 U.S.C. 

5103, and 38 U.S.C. 5101(a). 

Title: Lay/Witness Statement (VA 

Form 21–10210). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0881. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–10210 is used 

by the claimant to gather lay or witness 

statements that support an existing 

claim for benefits or services. Without 

this information, VA may not be able to 

efficiently and successfully process 

claims that may require additional 

statements associated with a claim for 

benefits or services. This request is an 

extension only with no substantive 

changes made to the form. 

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 

177 on September 11, 2020, pages 56290 

and 56291. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 16,667 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03881 Filed 2–24–21; 8:45 am] 

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