[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26748-26749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12329]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Application Request To Add and/or Remove Dependents

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs

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: 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711e1803102e0204131c180202181e1f311e1c135f141e015f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e38c8a9182bc9096818e8a90908a8c8da38c8e81cd868c93cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0043'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8892859f83828ac5838a999d8e92c69b99928499ab9d8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f1c06110b17161e51171e0d091a06520f0d06100d3f091e51181009">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0043'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Application Request to Add and/or Remove Dependents (VA Form 
21-686c).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0043.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 21-686c is used to obtain current information 
about marital

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status and dependent child(ren). This information is needed to 
determine the correct rate of payment for veterans and beneficiaries 
who may be entitled to an additional allowance for dependents or to 
remove dependents.
    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 83 FR 03333 on February 20th, 2018, pages 
7301 and 7302.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 113,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 226,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-12329 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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