Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 37 / Friday, February 26, 2021 / Notices 11839 

Dated: February 22, 2021. 

Molly Stasko, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03944 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0768] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Program of 

Comprehensive Assistance for Family 

Caregivers Improvements and 

Amendments Under the VA MISSION 

Act of 2018 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Health Administration, 

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. 2900–0768.’’ 

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. 2900–0768’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Program of Comprehensive 

Assistance for Family Caregivers 

Improvements and Amendments Under 

the VA MISSION Act of 2018, VA Form 

10–10CG. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0768. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to RIN 2900– 

AQ48, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) has proposed revisions to 

its regulations that govern VA’s Program 

of Comprehensive Assistance for Family 

Caregivers (PCAFC). This rulemaking 

would make improvements to PCAFC 

and update the regulations to comply 

with section 161 of Public Law 115–182, 

the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, 

and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining 

Internal Systems and Strengthening 

Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) 

Act of 2018, or the VA MISSION Act of 

2018, which made changes to PCAFC’s 

authorizing statute. These proposed 

changes would allow PCAFC to better 

address the needs of veterans of all eras 

and standardize the current program to 

focus on eligible veterans with moderate 

and severe needs. 

This proposed rule— 

• Would expand PCAFC to eligible

veterans of all service eras, as specified. 

• Would define new terms and revise

existing terms used throughout the 

regulation. Some of the new and revised 

terms would have a substantial impact 

on eligibility requirements for PCAFC 

(e.g., in need of personal care services; 

need for supervision, protection, or 

instruction; and serious injury), and the 

benefits available under PCAFC (e.g., 

financial planning services, legal 

services, and monthly stipend rate). 

• Would establish an annual

reassessment to determine continued 

eligibility for PCAFC. 

• Would revise the stipend payment

calculation for Primary Family 

Caregivers. 

b Would establish a transition plan 

for legacy participants and legacy 

applicants who may or may not meet 

the new eligibility criteria and whose 

Primary Family Caregivers could have 

their stipend amount impacted by 

changes to the stipend payment 

calculation. 

b Would add financial planning and 

legal services as new benefits available 

to Primary Family Caregivers. 

• Would revise the process for

revocation and discharge from PCAFC. 

• Would reference VA’s ability to

collect overpayments made under 

PCAFC. 

The background for PCAFC and this 

information collection resides in Title I 

of Public Law (Pub. L.) 111–163, 

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 

Health Services Act of 2010 (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Caregivers Act’’), 

which established section 1720G(a) of 

title 38 of the United States Code 

(U.S.C.) ‘‘Assistance and Support 

Services for Caregivers.’’ Section 1720G 

required VA to establish a Program of 

Comprehensive Assistance for Family 

Caregivers (PCAFC) of eligible veterans. 

The Caregivers Act also required VA to 

establish a Program of General Caregiver 

Support Services (PGCSS) that is 

available to caregivers of covered 

veterans of all eras. VA implemented 

the PCAFC and the PGCSS through its 

regulations in part 71 of title 38 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 

Through PCAFC, VA provides family 

caregivers of eligible veterans (as 

defined in 38 CFR 71.15) certain 

benefits, such as training, respite care, 

counseling, technical support, 

beneficiary travel (to attend required 

caregiver training and for an eligible 

veteran’s medical appointments), a 

monthly stipend payment, and access to 

health care coverage (if qualified) 

through the Civilian Health and Medical 

Program of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (CHAMPVA). 38 U.S.C. 

1720G(a)(3), 38 CFR 71.40. 

In order to administer these benefits 

to caregivers, it is necessary that the VA 

receive information about the nature of 

benefit being sought and the persons 

who will be serving as primary or 

secondary family caregivers and 

receiving benefits. This information is 

collected with VA Form 10–10CG, 

which is currently approved under 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number 2900–0768. 

Additional information will be collected 

by VA when a participating veteran 

provides required notice of a change of 

address and will be added to OMB 

Control Number 2900–0768. 

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 

136 on July 15, 2020, pages 42983 and 

42984. 

VA Form 10–10CG 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 15,694 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 62,776. 

Veteran Change of Address Notification 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 542 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3,250. 


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11840 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 37 / Friday, February 26, 2021 / Notices 

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. 2021–04012 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0530] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: 36.4350—Servicing 

Procedures for Holders 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 27, 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. 2900–0530’’ 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. 2900–0530’’ 

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: Collection of Information Under 

38 CFR 36.4350. 

OMB Control Number: OMB 2900– 

0530. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Abstract: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty program 

guarantees loans made by private 

lenders to veterans for the purchase, 

construction, and refinancing of homes 

owned and occupied by veterans. Under 

38 CFR 36.4350, a holder of a loan 

guaranteed or insured by the VA is 

required to develop and maintain a loan 

servicing program. 

Affected Public: Individuals 

(employees of servicers making 

applications). 

Estimated Annual Burden: 63 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 1 minute. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

427. 

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. 2021–04054 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

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