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61Cohen, Peter, Robert Hahn, Jonathan Hall, 

Steven Levitt, and Robert Metcalfe. Using big data 

to estimate consumer surplus: The case of uber. No. 

w22627. National Bureau of Economic Research, 

2016. https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_

papers/w22627/w22627.pdf. 62 Department of Transportation, Treatment of the 

Value of Preventing Fatalities and Injuries in 

Preparing Economic Analyses, 2021. https://

www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2021-03/

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%202021%20Update.pdf. 

reflected in observable tradeoffs that 

people actually make. For example, it is 

possible to ascertain willingness to pay 

by observing how much an individual 

purchases at different prices. Cohen et 

al. (2016) use a rich data set on Uber 

rides (a ride sharing app) to assess 

individuals’ willingness to pay for a ride 

by observing whether they go through 

with the purchase after observing the 

price. While such detailed data are 

rarely available in other contexts, 

willingness-to-pay calculations can 

often be made even for outcomes that 

are never directly priced, such as the 

value of a statistical life (VSL).61

Another example is an intervention may 

try to reduce teenage overdoses through 

an education program. The primary 

benefit of such a program would be 

reduced mortality, and thus the 

applicant would use existing estimates 

of the VSL to multiply by the estimated 

number of lives saved. Existing 

estimates of the VSL are often calculated 

by observing how much people are 

willing to spend to reduce their risk of 

death in certain contexts. For example, 

some studies use the additional amount 

that a firm must pay its employees to 

induce them to work a relatively riskier 

job (a compensating differential) to 

estimate the VSL. Other studies use 

willingness to pay for car features that 

will reduce the probability of death in 

certain types of accidents but cost more 

than equivalent cars without these 

features. For further guidance on using 

VSL estimates in BCA, consult the 

March 2021 Department of 

Transportation Guidance, March 2021.62

BCA may rely on revealed preference, 

either within the target population, or 

based on careful research in other 

contexts. 

Laura Feiveson, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Microeconomics. 

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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, 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. 2900–0098.’’ 

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 Maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0098’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

amended by Pub. 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, VA Form 22–5490. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0098. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The VA’s Veterans Claims 

Examiners use the information from this 

collection to help determine whether a 

claimant qualifies for DEA or Fry 

Scholarship benefits. The information 

on the form can be obtained only from 

the claimant, and an eligibility 

determination cannot be made without 

the 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 88 FR 

67452 on Friday, September 29, 2023, 

Pages 67452–67453. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 48,983 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Time per 

Respondent: 45 and 25 min., (paper and 

electronic, respectively). 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

83,972. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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Advisory Committee Charter Renewals 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

charter renewals. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) and after consultation with the 

General Services Administration, the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs has 

determined that the following Federal 

advisory committee is vital to the 

mission of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) and renewing its charter 

would be in the public interest. 

Consequently, the charter for the 

following Federal advisory committee is 

renewed for a two-year period, 

beginning on the dates listed below: 


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Committee name Committee description Charter renewed on 

Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary 

Service National Advisory Committee.

Provides advice on the coordination and promotion of volunteer activities 

within VA health care facilities and on other matters relating to volunteerism.

February 28, 2023. 

Veterans’ Family, Caregiver and Survivor Advisory Committee.Provides advice with respect to the administration of benefits by VA for 

services to Veterans’ families, caregivers and survivors.

May 4, 2023. 

The Secretary has also renewed the 

charter for the following statutorily 

authorized Federal advisory committee 

for a two-year period, beginning on the 

date listed below: 

Committee name Committee description Charter renewed on 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War 

Veterans’ Illnesses.

Provides advice and makes recommendations on proposed research studies, plans and strategies related to understanding and treating the 

health consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia theater of 

operations during the 1990–1991 Gulf War (Operations Desert Shield 

and Desert Storm).

January 11, 2023. 

Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of 

Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities.

Provides advice on all matters of structural safety in the construction and 

remodeling of VA facilities.

March 3, 2023. 

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Provides advice on the administration of education and training programs 

for Veterans and Service members; Reservists and Guard personnel; 

and for dependents of Veterans, including programs under Chapters 30, 

32, 33, 35 and 36 of title 38, U.S.C. and Chapter 1606 of title 10, U.S.C.

March 13, 2023. 

Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board.Coordinates locally with VA to identify the goals of the community and 

Veteran partnership; provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to improve services and outcomes for Veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and the families of such Veterans 

and members; and provides advice and recommendations on the implementation of the Draft Master Plan approved by the Secretary on January 28, 2016, and on the creation and implementation of any other successor master plans.

April 24, 2023. 

Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials.Provides advice on the administration of VA national cemeteries, Soldiers’ 

lots and plots, the selection of cemetery sites, the erection of appropriate memorials and the adequacy of Federal burial benefits.

May 16, 2023. 

Special Medical Advisory Group ..................... Provides advice on the care and treatment of enrolled Veterans and other 

matters pertinent to the operations of the Veterans Health Administration.

July 7, 2023. 

Advisory Committee on Women Veterans ..... Provides advice on the administration of benefits for women Veterans; reports and studies pertaining to women Veterans; and the needs of 

women Veterans with respect to health care, rehabilitation benefits, 

compensation, outreach, and other relevant programs administered by 

VA.

October 4, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Moragne, Committee 

Management Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, Advisory Committee 

Management Office (00AC), 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420; telephone (202) 714–1578; or 

email at Jeffrey.Moragne@va.gov. To 

view a copy of a VA Federal advisory 

committee charters, please visit http://

www.va.gov/advisory. 

Dated: November 24, 2023. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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