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request for OMB approval. Comments 

will be of public record. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: June 4, 2018. 

Laurie Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12405 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0321] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Appointment of Veterans 

Service Organization as Claimant’s 

Representative and Appointment of 

Individual as Claimant’s 

Representative 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, 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 August 7, 2018. 

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. 2900–0321’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

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: Appointment of Veterans 

Service Organization as Claimant’s 

Representative (VA Form 21–22) and 

Appointment of Individual as 

Claimant’s Representative (VA Form 

21–22a) 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0321. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Forms 21–22 and 21– 

22a are used to collect the information 

needed to determine whom claimants 

have appointed to represent them in the 

preparation, presentation, and 

prosecution of claims for VA benefits. 

The information is also used to 

determine the extent of representatives’ 

access to claimants’ records. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 26,583 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

319,005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12331 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0098] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Dependents’ 

Application for VA Education Benefits 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), 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 July 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, Attn: 

VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20503 or sent through 

electronic mail to oiralsubmission@

omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0098’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, 

Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

5870 or email Cynthia.Harvey-Pryor@

va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–0098’’ in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3311 (as 

amended by P.L. 113–146, section 701, 

effective August 7, 2014), 3513, 3697A, 

5113, 5101, 5102, and 5103, 38 CFR 

21.3030 and 21.9510. 

Title: Dependents’ Application for VA 

Education Benefits. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0098. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA claims examiners use 

the information from this collection to 


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