Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 145 / Thursday, July 30, 2009 / Notices 38089 

Approved: July 23, 2009. 

Allan Hopkins, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18131 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (eBenefits)] 

Agency Information Collection: 

Emergency Submission for OMB 

(eBenefits) Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of Information and 

Technology, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the United States 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) the 

following emergency proposal for the 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. 3507(j)(1)). The reason for 

the emergency clearance is to allow VA 

to allow claimants to find information 

about benefits and other services online. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

New (eBenefits)’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New 

(eBenefits).’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: eBenefits Portal. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New 

(eBenefits). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: The eBenefits portal, a joint 

project between the VA and DoD, is 

intended to serve as a single point of 

entry for benefits information. Users 

include members of the armed forces, 

veterans, wounded warriors, and family 

members. Users wishing to access the 

full functionality of the eBenefits portal 

will register for a single sign-on 

credential that will ultimately be shared 

by other VA and DoD portals. The 

eBenefits portal will allow these 

authenticated users to create profiles for 

themselves so they can see a customized 

view of their homepage, receive 

personalized alerts, view a calendar of 

appointments, view content related to 

their benefits, and opt into other 

individualized features. Profiles will 

initially be populated with data from 

the existing Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting (DEERS) database, 

but will also offer users the option to 

indicate preferences and individual 

details that will enable the portal to 

deliver personalized information. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 225,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

225,000. 

Dated: July 27, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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