[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83953-83954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23991]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0915]


Agency Information Collection Activity: VBA Contractor Background 
Investigation Request and VBA Affiliate Background Investigation 
Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 new collection, and 
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 17, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Nancy Kessinger, 202-632-8924, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6888788859fc88d8395958f88818394a69087c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="741a151a170d5a1f1107071d1a1311063402155a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>.
    VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ee8fffdf1eeffeefbece9f1ecf5ecfbfaebfffdeadee8ffb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97e1f6f4f8e7f6e7f2e5e0f8e5fce5f2f3e2f6f4e3d7e1f6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>.

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.
    Title: VBA Contractor Background Investigation Request and VBA 
Affiliate Background Investigation Request (VA Form 20-10276a).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0915. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to 
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 20-10276 and 20-10276a are used to gather the 
mandatory information to determine eligibility for employment and have 
physical and logical access for VBA.

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Without this information, determination of eligibility for employment 
and access would not be possible.
    The new form (VA Form 20-10276a) added to this collection is used 
to collect information from Affiliates who are applying to work/
volunteer for VBA. After the collection, personnel security specialists 
can perform background investigation work to determine eligibility for 
employment and to have physical and logical access to VBA Systems.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,167.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000 per year.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-23991 Filed 10-17-24; 8:45 am]
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