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help determine whether an applying 

individual qualifies for DEA or Fry 

Scholarship benefits. The information 

will also be used to determine if the 

program of education the applicant 

wishes to pursue is approved for 

educational assistance. The form is used 

to obtain the necessary information from 

the claimant, and a determination 

cannot be made without this 

information. 

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 

03908 on February 27, 2018, pages 8572 

and 8573. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimate: Annual Burden: 29,739 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent = 45 and 25 min (paper and 

electronic, respectively). 

Frequency of Response: one-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,981. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12330 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0016] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Claim for Disability Insurance 

Benefits, Government Life Insurance 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administrations, 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 

Administrations (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. 2900–0016 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: Claim for Disability Insurance 

Benefits, VA Form 29–357. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0016. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: This form is used by the 

policyholder to claim disability 

insurance benefits on S–DVI, NSLI and 

USGLI policies. The information 

requested is authorized by law, 38 

U.S.C. 1912, 1915, 1922, 1942 and 1948. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 14,175. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 1 Hour and 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,100. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12328 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

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. 

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 oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. 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 cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. 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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