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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0005] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application for Dependency 

and Indemnity Compensation by 

Parent(s) (Including Accrued Benefits 

and Death Compensation When 

Applicable) 

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 April 30, 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. 2900–0005’’ 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 20420, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0005’’ 

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. 1121 and 38 

U.S.C. 5121. 

Title: Application for Dependency 

and Indemnity Compensation by 

Parent(s) (Including Accrued Benefits 

and Death Compensation when 

Applicable). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0005. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21P–535 is 

primarily used to collect the 

information necessary to determine a 

surviving parent’s eligibility for Parents’ 

DIC benefits. The information is used to 

determine eligibility for VA benefits, 

and, if eligibility exists, the proper rate 

of payment. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,200 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 1 hour and 12 minutes (1.2 

hours). 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

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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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA). 

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: VA is rescinding an outdated 

system of records titled, ‘‘Compliance 

Records, Response, and Resolution of 

Reports of Persons Allegedly Involved 

in Compliance Violations-VA’’ 

(106VA17). This system of records 

covered reports of suspected 

compliance violations and response to 

such allegations. 

DATES: The system was discontinued on 

September 17, 2023. Comments on this 

rescinded system of records must be 

received no later than 30 days after date 

of publication in the Federal Register. If 

no public comment is received during 

the period allowed for comment or 

unless otherwise published in the 

Federal Register by the VA, the 

rescindment will become effective a 

minimum of 30 days after date of 

publication in the Federal Register. If 

VA receives public comments, VA shall 

review the comments to determine 

whether any changes to the notice are 

necessary. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through www.Regulations.gov 

or mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, (005X6F), 

Washington, DC 20420. Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘Compliance Records, 

Response, and Resolution of Reports of 

Persons Allegedly Involved in 

Compliance Violations—VA’’ 

(106VA17). Comments received will be 

available at regulations.gov for public 

viewing, inspection or copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephania Griffin, VHA Chief Privacy 

Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20420; telephone (704) 245–2492 

(Note: this is not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Categories 

of individuals covered by the system of 

records were employees, Veterans, third 

parties such as contractors who conduct 

official business with the VHA, family 

members or representatives of Veterans, 

and subjects of complaints and 

complainants. Complainants are 

individuals who have reported a 

possible violation of law, rules, policies, 

regulations, or external program 

requirements, such as third-party payer 

billing guidelines. Records were 

maintained in a computerized database, 

paper files, and electronically in a 

manner that allowed a user to retrieve 

the records by an individual’s name or 

other identifier assigned to an 

individual. The VHA Office of Integrity 

and Compliance, in conjunction with 

the VA Office of Information and 

Technology, modified the computerized 

database to prohibit the retrieval of 

electronic records by an individual’s 

name or other unique identifier assigned 

to an individual. 

This system of records notice is being 

rescinded for use as the computer 

database now only contains records 

which are not retrieved by a name or a 

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to individuals. The records associated 

with ‘‘Compliance Records, Response, 

and Resolution of Reports of Persons 

Allegedly Involved in Compliance 

Violations—VA’’ will be retained and 

destroyed in accordance with VHA 

Records Control Schedule 10–1, item 

number 1110.5. 

Signing Authority 

The Senior Agency Official for 

Privacy, or designee, approved this 

document 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. Kurt D. DelBene, 

Assistant Secretary for Information and 

Technology and Chief Information 

Officer, approved this document on 

February 26, 2024 for publication. 

Dated: February 27, 2024. 

Amy L. Rose, 

Government Information Specialist, VA 

Privacy Service, Office of Compliance, Risk 

and Remediation, Office of Information and 

Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

‘‘Compliance Records, Response, and 

Resolution of Reports of Persons 

Allegedly Involved in Compliance 

Violations—VA’’ (106VA17) 

HISTORY: 

74 FR 41490 (August 17, 2009). 

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