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issues for analysis, input on potential 

alternatives, or information/analyses 

relevant to the proposed action. 

Use of the PEA would decrease the 

time and cost associated with having to 

prepare stand-alone NEPA 

documentation for those future VA State 

Veterans Homes Construction Grant 

Program projects that would meet the 

conditions of the PEA. VA would 

complete additional NEPA compliance 

as required on projects outside the 

parameters of the PEA. 

The grant program assists in 

providing eligible Veterans and their 

families high- quality, long-term 

domiciliary, nursing, adult day health, 

and hospital care services in a 

comfortable setting. The proposed 

action is needed to provide sufficient 

capacity to meet the increasing health 

care needs of eligible Veterans. 

The PEA will evaluate the potential 

direct and indirect impacts on the 

human environment from the proposed 

action and alternatives. VA anticipates 

releasing the Draft PEA for a 30-day 

public review and comment period later 

in CY 2024. VA will notify stakeholders 

via email/mail, publish a notice of 

availability of the Draft PEA in the 

Federal Register, and solicit comments 

at that time. Once the Draft PEA is 

released it will be available for review 

via the VA website: www.cfm.va.gov/ 

environmental/. 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, approved and signed 

this document on January 4, 2024, and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of the Secretary, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00576 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0856] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Authorization To Disclose 

Personal Information to a Third Party 

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 

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 March 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. 2900–0856’’ 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. 2900–0856’’ 

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: Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Title: Authorization to Disclose 

Personal Information to a Third Party 

VA Form 29–0975 and Authorization to 

Disclose Personal Information to a Third 

Party VA Form 29–0975e (DocuSign 

Version). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0856. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: This form will be used by 

the Department of Veterans Affairs 

Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a 

third party to act on behalf of the 

insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of 

our customers are of advanced age or 

suffer from limiting disabilities and 

need assistance from a third party to 

conduct their affairs. The information 

collected provides an optional service 

and is not required to receive insurance 

benefits. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt), Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00494 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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