[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44694-44695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18912]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0321]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
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.

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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 October 1, 2018.

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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#2a4543584b75595f48474359594345446a454748044f455a044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ff0f6edfec0eceafdf2f6ececf6f0f1dff0f2fdb1faf0efb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0321'' 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#294a50475d4140480741485b5f4c5004595b50465b695f48074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a3923342e32333b74323b282c3f23772a282335281a2c3b743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0321'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    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.
    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 111, on June 8, 2018, page 26747.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 26,583 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    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. 2018-18912 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P


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