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living. The study will be used to 

determine whether the VR&E program is 

meeting the needs of severely disabled 

veterans and whether rehabilitation 

services are effective as they can be by 

identifying the factors that hinder and 

assist achieving long-term career 

employment for severely disabled 

veterans. 

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 on May 

11, 2009, at pages 21854–21855. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 200 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 60 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Dated: August 20, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20496 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0525] 

Proposed Information Collection (VA 

MATIC Change); Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The 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 this notice. 

This notice solicits comments for 

information needed to start or change a 

claimant’s VA MATIC deduction. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before October 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov; 

or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 

Benefits Administration (20M35), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0525’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461–9769 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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. 

Title: VA MATIC Change, VA Form 

29–0165. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0525. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Claimants complete VA 

Form 29–0165 to enroll in VA MATIC 

or change their financial institution 

from which VA currently deducts his/ 

her Government Life Insurance 

premium. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

Dated: August 20, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20497 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (21–0847)] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Authorization To Substitute a Claim of 

a Deceased Claimant) Activities Under 

OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, 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 Veterans Benefits 

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; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

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

OMB Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

New (21–0847)’’ 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 (21– 

0847).’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Authorization to Substitute a 

Claim of a Deceased Claimant, VA Form 

21–0847. 

OMB Control Number: 2900—New 

(21–0847). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0847 will be 

used to allow beneficiaries to request 

authorization to be substituted for a 

claimant, who passed away, while a 

claim or appeal for benefits is pending. 

The substituted beneficiary must file a 

claim no later than one year after the 


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