Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2024 / Notices 14155 

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. 2900–0101’’ 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. 2900–0101’’ 

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: Information is requested by 

this form under the authority of 38 

U.S.C. 1506, regulatory authority is 

found in 38 CFR 3.277. 

Title: Eligibility Verification Reports 

(EVRs) VA Forms: 21P–0510, 21P–0510 

(Spanish), 21P–0512S–1, 21P–0512S–1 

(Spanish), VA Form 21P–0512V–1, 21P– 

0513–1, 21P–0513–1 (Spanish), 21P– 

0514–1, 21P–0514–1(Spanish), 21P– 

0516–1, 21P–0516–1 (Spanish), 21P– 

0517–1, 21P–0517 (Spanish), 21P–0518– 

1, 21P–0518–1 (Spanish), 21P–0519C–1, 

21P–0519C–1 (Spanish), 21P–0519S–1, 

21P–0519S–1 (Spanish). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0101. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently/previously approved 

collection. 

Abstract: A claimant’s eligibility for 

Pension is determined, in part, by 

countable family income and net worth. 

Any individual who has applied for, or 

receives, VA Pension or Parents’ 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation (DIC) must promptly 

notify the VA in writing of any change 

in entitlement factors. VBA uses 

Eligibility Verification Reports (EVRs) to 

receive income and net worth 

information from Pension and Parents 

DIC claimants and beneficiaries to 

evaluate eligibility for benefits. The 

reported information can result in 

increased or decreased benefits. 

Typically, the claimants and 

beneficiaries utilize the form to notify 

the VA of changes in income and net 

worth, though the forms could be used 

to reopen a claim for benefits in limited 

circumstances. This is a request for an 

extension of the EVR collections with 

no substantive changes. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 34,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

69,000. 

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 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0556] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Advance 

Directive: Durable Power of Attorney 

for Health Care and Living Will 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Health 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: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–0556.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266– 

4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0556’’ in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Title: Durable Power of Attorney for 

Health Care and Living Will, VA Form 

10–0137. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0556. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 7331 of title 38, 

United States Code (U.S.C.), requires, in 

relevant part, that the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, upon the 

recommendation of the Under Secretary 

for Health, prescribe regulations to 

ensure, to the maximum extent 

practicable, that all Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) patient care be 

carried out only with the full and 

informed consent of the patient, or in 

appropriate cases, a representative 

thereof. Based on VA’s interpretation of 

this statute and our mandate in 38 

U.S.C. 7301(b) to provide a complete 

medical and hospital service, we 

recognize that patients with decisionmaking capacity have the right to state 

their treatment preferences in a VA or 

other valid advance directive. 

VA Form 10–0137, VA Advance 

Directive: Durable Power of Attorney for 

Health Care and Living Will, is the VA 

recognized legal document that permits 

VA patients to designate a health care 

agent and/or specify preferences for 

future health care. The VA Advance 

Directive is invoked if a patient becomes 

unable to make health care decisions for 

himself or herself. Use of the VA 

Advance Directive is specified in VHA 

Handbook 1004.02, Advance Care 

Planning and Management of Advance 

Directives. Veterans’ rights to designate 

a health care agent and specify health 

care preferences in advance are codified 

in 38 CFR 17.32. This regulation also 

obligates VA to recognize advance 

directives and to use the information 

contained therein when health care 

decisions must be made for a patient 

that has lost decision making capacity. 

VA Form 10–0137 (both English and 

Spanish-English language versions) has 

a current OMB Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) clearance under OMB Control 


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Number 2900–0556. In addition, 2900– 

0556 now includes the collection of a 

‘‘Close Personal Friend Statement’’ for 

incapacitated Veterans who have not 

completed an Advance Directive and are 

in need of health care. When a Veteran 

is incapacitated and does not have an 

Advance Directive, the VA regulations 

allow a statement to be submitted from 

a ‘‘Close Personal Friend’’ who will be 

responsible for making health care 

decisions on behalf of the Veteran. It is 

estimated that 300 such statements will 

be collected annually. VA seeks to 

renew the PRA clearance for the 

information collection under OMB 

Control Number 2900–0556. 

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 

241 on December 18, 2023, page 87500. 

VA Form 10–0137 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

343,622. 

Close Personal Friend Statement 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03787 Filed 2–23–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on the 

Readjustment of Veterans, Notice of 

Meeting, Amended 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch. 

10., that the Advisory Committee on the 

Readjustment of Veterans will hold a 

meeting virtually. The meeting will 

begin, and end as follows: 

Date Time Open session 

March 5, 2024 ................................................... 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. eastern standard time 

(EST).

Yes. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) regarding the provision by 

VA of benefits and services to assist 

Veterans in the readjustment to civilian 

life. In carrying out this duty, the 

Committee shall take into account the 

needs of Veterans who served in combat 

theaters of operation. The Committee 

assembles, reviews, and assesses 

information relating to the needs of 

Veterans readjusting to civilian life and 

the effectiveness of VA services in 

assisting Veterans in that readjustment. 

The Committee, comprised of 14 

subject matter experts, advises the 

Secretary, through the VA Readjustment 

Counseling Service, on the provision by 

VA of benefits and services to assist 

Veterans in the readjustment to civilian 

life. In carrying out this duty, the 

Committee assembles, reviews, and 

assesses information relating to the 

needs of Veterans readjusting to civilian 

life and the effectiveness of VA services 

in assisting Veterans in that 

readjustment, specifically taking into 

account the needs of Veterans who 

served in combat theaters of operation. 

On March 5, 2024, the agenda will 

include review of the 24th report, a 

calendar forecast and discussion over 

subject matter experts to consider 

presenting at the next full Committee 

meeting. The Committee will meet from 

2:30 p.m.–3 p.m. EST, for public 

members wishing to provide oral 

comments or join the meeting, please 

use the following Microsoft Teams link: 

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_

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The Committee will also accept 

written comments from interested 

parties on issues outlined in the meeting 

agenda or other issues regarding the 

readjustment of Veterans. Parties should 

contact Mr. Richard Barbato via email at 

VHARCSStratAnalysis@va.gov, by mail 

at Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Readjustment Counseling Service 

(10RCS), 810 Vermont Avenue, 

Washington, DC 20420, or (202) 461– 

6525. Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Mr. Barbato at the phone number or 

email addressed noted above. 

Dated: February 20, 2024. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03785 Filed 2–23–24; 8:45 am] 

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