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refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0270’’ 

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: Financial Counseling Statement, 

VA Form 26–8844. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0270. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: This form was developed 

under 38 U.S.C. 3732. VA Form 26– 

8844 provides for recording 

comprehensive financial information 

concerning the borrower’s net income, 

total expenditures, net worth, suggested 

areas for which expenses can be 

reduced or income increased, the 

arrangement of a family budget and 

recommendations for the terms of any 

repayment agreement on the defaulted 

loan. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000 per year. 

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. 2900–0668] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Supplemental Income 

Questionnaire (for Philippine Claims 

Only) 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veteran’s 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. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 26, 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. 2900–0668’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

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. 2900–0668’’ 

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: 38 U.S.C. 5101; 38 U.S.C. 

107; 38 U.S.C. 1521, 1541, and 1542; 38 

CFR 3.262 and 3.272. 

Title: Supplemental Income 

Questionnaire (for Philippine Claims 

Only (VA Form 21P–0784). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0668. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VBA administers Pension 

Benefits, which is a needs-based benefit 

program for wartime Veterans, who are 

aged 65 or older or have a permanent 

and total non-service-connected 

disability and limited income and net 

worth. Eligibility is determined based 

on the income of and asset amounts for 

the Veteran and their spouse. Claimants 

residing in the Philippines complete the 

21P–0784 Supplemental Income 

Questionnaire (for Philippine Claims 

Only) to report their countable family 

income and net worth. VBA uses the 

information to determine the claimant’s 

entitlement to pension benefits. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 30 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 

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 

Advisory Committee on Disability 

Compensation, Notice of Meeting, 

Amended 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, that a virtual meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Disability Compensation 

(the Committee) will begin and end as 

follows: 

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Dates: Times: 

Tuesday, April 20, 2020 .................................................................................................... 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

Wednesday, April 21, 2020 ............................................................................................... 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EST. 

The virtual meeting is open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the maintenance and periodic 

readjustment of the VA Schedule for 

Rating Disabilities. 

The Committee is to assemble and 

review relevant information relating to 

the nature and character of disabilities 

arising during service in the Armed 

Forces, provide an ongoing assessment 

of the effectiveness of the rating 

schedule, and give advice on the most 

appropriate means of responding to the 

needs of Veterans relating to disability 

compensation. 

The agenda will include, but is not 

limited to, briefings on the VA Schedule 

for Rating Disabilities and on relevant 

earnings and losses studies. 

Time will not be allocated at this 

virtual meeting for receiving oral 

presentations from the public. However, 

interested individuals may submit a one 

(1) to two (2) page summary of their 

written statements for the Committee’s 

review. Public statements may be 

received no later than April 13, 2021; 

for inclusion in the official meeting 

record. Please send these to Sian 

Roussel of the Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Compensation Service 

at Sian.Roussel@va.gov. 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain a copy of the agenda should 

contact Sian Roussel at Sian.Roussel@

va.gov and provide his/her name, 

professional affiliation, email address 

and phone number. 

The call-in number for those who 

would like to attend the meeting is 1– 

800–767–1750; access code: 75937#. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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