86220 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / Notices 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,500 hours. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

the collections of information covered 

by this notice. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained if their 

contents may become material in the 

administration of any internal revenue 

law. Generally, tax returns and tax 

return information are confidential, as 

required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter 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 shall have 

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 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques 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: December 6, 2023. 

Kerry L. Dennis, 

Tax Analyst. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0659] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Statement in Support of 

Claimed Mental Health Disorder(s) Due 

to an In-Service Traumatic Event(s) 

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 

revision 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 February 12, 2024. 

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. 2900–0659’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0659’’ 

in any correspondence. 

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: 38 U.S.C. 5103(a), 38 

U.S.C. 5107(a), Pub. L. 117–271, Pub. L. 

117–303, 38 CFR 3.304(f). 

Title: Statement in Support of 

Claimed Mental Health Disorder(s) Due 

to an In-Service Traumatic Event(s) (VA 

Form 21–0781). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0659. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0781 is 

primarily used to gather certain 

information about in-service stressors, 

so VA may assist claimants in 

establishing the occurrence of the 

claimed stressor(s). To establish a grant 

of service-connected compensation, 

there must be evidence to support the 

in-service stressor(s) reported by the 

veteran. This form is voluntary, 

however, without this information, VA 

cannot thoroughly assist certain 

claimants with the research of military 

records and other sources of information 

for supporting evidence about the inservice stressor(s). The form requests 

information that is necessary to conduct 

meaningful research of evidence to help 

substantiate the claim. 

This revision combines the two 

previously approved forms under this 

collection number into one form: 

resulting in the discontinuance of the 

previously approved VA Form 21– 

0781a, a new title, and a total reduction 

overall of burden on the claimant. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 87,436. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

116,581. 

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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