[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65225-65226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20470]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0161]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Medical Expense Report

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
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 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 by clicking on the following link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'', then search the list for the information collection by 
Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0161.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4924283b202b2c2567283926273d2c093f28672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="016c60736863646d2f60716e6f75644177602f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0161'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1503; U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1541; 
U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1543; U.S. Code: 38 U.S.C. 1315.
    Title: VA Form 21P-8416, Medical Expense Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0161.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VBA would be unable to properly administer needs-based 
benefits without this collection of information. The information is 
collected on an ad hoc basis, and, therefore, cannot be collected less 
frequently. The form is designed to collect the minimum amount of 
information which will allow VBA to properly administer the program.
    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 88 FR 43013 on July 5, 2023, pages 43013.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time, or as needed.
    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. 2023-20470 Filed 9-20-23; 8:45 am]
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