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(c) A VA employee in his or her 

individual capacity where DoJ has 

agreed to represent the employee; or 

(d) The United States, where VA 

determines that litigation is likely to 

affect the agency or any of its 

components 

is a party to such proceedings or has an 

interest in such proceedings, and VA 

determines that use of such records is 

relevant and necessary to the 

proceedings. 

6. Contractors 

To contractors, grantees, experts, 

consultants, students, and others 

performing or working on a contract, 

service, grant, cooperative agreement, or 

other assignment for VA, when 

reasonably necessary to accomplish an 

agency function related to the records. 

7. EEOC 

To the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 

connection with investigations of 

alleged or possible discriminatory 

practices, examination of Federal 

affirmative employment programs, or 

other functions of the Commission as 

authorized by law. 

8. FLRA 

To the Federal Labor Relations 

Authority (FLRA) in connection with 

the investigation and resolution of 

allegations of unfair labor practices, the 

resolution of exceptions to arbitration 

awards when a question of material fact 

is raised, matters before the Federal 

Service Impasses Panel, and the 

investigation of representation petitions 

and the conduct or supervision of 

representation elections. 

9. MSPB 

To the Merit Systems Protection 

Board (MSPB) in connection with 

appeals, special studies of the civil 

service and other merit systems, review 

of rules and regulations, investigation of 

alleged or possible prohibited personnel 

practices, and such other functions 

promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, 

or as authorized by law. 

10. NARA 

To the National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) in records 

management inspections conducted 

under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906 or other 

functions authorized by laws and 

policies governing NARA operations 

and VA records management 

responsibilities. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records are maintained in/records are 

stored in the Child Care Records 

Management System (CCRMS) in an 

electronic format. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records are retrieved by use of 

individual names and may also be crossreferenced to social security numbers or 

other personal identifying numbers. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records in this system are retained 

and disposed of in accordance with the 

schedule approved by the Archivist of 

the United States, Records Control 

Schedule VHA RCS 3075.12. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

When the system is not in use by an 

authorized person with a valid Personal 

Identification Verification (PIV/Smart 

Card), the system will not allow access. 

Electronic records are secured and 

require the employee’s Personal 

Identification Verification (PIV/Smart 

Card) to access, and the system will selflock within 5–7 minutes of no-activity 

within the system. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking information on 

the existence and content of records in 

this system pertaining to them should 

contact the system manager in writing 

as indicated above. A request for access 

to records must contain the requester’s 

full name, address, telephone number, 

signed by the requester, and a 

description of the records sought in 

sufficient detail to enable VA personnel 

to locate them with a reasonable amount 

of effort. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to contest or 

amend records in this system pertaining 

to them should contact the system 

manager in writing as indicated above. 

A request to contest or amend records 

must state clearly and concisely what 

record is being contested, the reasons 

for contesting it, and the proposed 

amendment to the record. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Generalized notice is provided by the 

publication of this notice. For specific 

notice, see Record Access Procedure, 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

77 FR 54660 (September 5, 2012). 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0740] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Request for 

Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of 

Claimant 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits 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: Comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by clicking on the following link 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’, then search the 

list for the information collection by 

Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0740.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 

202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Substitution of 

Claimant Upon Death of Claimant. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0740 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21P–0847, will be 

used to allow claimants to request a 

substitution for a claimant who passed 

away prior to VA processing a claim to 

completion. This is only allowed when 

a claimant dies while a claim or appeal 

for any benefit under a law 

administered by the VA is pending. The 

substitute claimant would be eligible to 

receive accrued benefits due to a 

deceased claimant under Section 

5121(a). The substitute claim must be 

filed no later than one year after the 


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claimant’s death date. By law, VA must 

have a claimant’s or beneficiary’s 

written permission (an ‘‘authorization’’) 

to be a substitute claimant. The claimant 

or beneficiary may revoke the 

authorization at any time, except if VA 

has already acted based on the 

permission. 

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 89 FR 

65721, August 12, 2024. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,200 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,000. 

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. 2024–24094 Filed 10–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: This is an 18-month reestablishment computer matching 

agreement (CMA) with the Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC), 

Department of Defense (DoD) and the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), regarding Veterans who are in 

drilling status and also in receipt of 

compensation or pension benefits. The 

purpose of this CMA is to re-establish 

the agreement between VA, Veterans 

Benefits Administration (VBA) and the 

DoD, Defense Manpower Data Center 

(DMDC). DoD will disclose information 

about individuals who are in drill pay 

status. VBA will use this information as 

a match for recipients of Compensation 

and Pension benefits for adjustments of 

awards. 

DATES: Comments on this matching 

program must be received no later than 

November 18, 2024. If no public 

comment is received during the period 

allowed for comment or unless 

otherwise published in the Federal 

Register by VA, the new agreement 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. This 

matching program will be valid for 18 

months from the effective date of this 

notice. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through www.Regulations.gov 

or mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, (005R1A), 

Washington, DC 20420. Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘CMA 89 Drill Pay’’. 

Comments received will be available at 

regulations.gov for public viewing, 

inspection or copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Delonda Garmon (VBA), Program 

Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs, 

1800 G Street NW, Washington, DC 

2006, 202–461–9700, 

Delonda.Garmon2@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

agreement continues an arrangement for 

a periodic computer-matching program 

between the United States Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans 

Benefits Administration (VBA) as the 

matching recipient agency and the 

Department of Defense (DoD), Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC) as the 

matching source agency. This agreement 

sets forth the responsibilities of VBA 

and DoD with respect to information 

disclosed pursuant to this agreement 

and takes into account both agencies’ 

responsibilities under the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, as amended, and 

the regulations promulgated thereunder, 

including computer matching portions 

of a revision of OMB Circular No. A– 

130, 65 FR 77677 dated December 12, 

2000. 

Participating Agencies: The United 

States Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA) as the matching recipient agency 

and the Department of Defense (DoD), 

Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) 

as the matching source agency. 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: The legal authority 

for conducting the matching program for 

use in the administration of VA’s 

Compensation and Pension Benefits 

Programs is contained in 38 U.S.C. 

5304(c), Prohibition Against Duplication 

of Benefits, which precludes pension, 

compensation, or retirement pay on 

account of any person’s own service, for 

any period for which he receives active 

duty pay. The law (10 U.S.C. 12316) 

prohibits the receipt of reserve pay and 

DVA compensation for the same time 

period, however, it does permit waiver 

of DVA compensation to draw reserve 

pay.’’ 

Purpose(s): The purpose of this 

matching program between VBA and 

DoD is to identify those Veterans and 

VA beneficiaries who are in receipt of 

certain VA benefit payments and are in 

drilling status. VBA has the obligation 

to reduce or suspend compensation and 

pension benefit payments to veterans 

who are in drilling status. VBA will use 

the DoD records provided in the match 

to update the master records of veterans 

and VA beneficiaries receiving benefits 

and to adjust their VA benefits, 

accordingly, if needed. 

Categories of Individuals: 

1. Veterans who have applied for 

compensation for service-connected 

disability under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11. 

2. Veterans who have applied for 

nonservice-connected disability under 

38 U.S.C. chapter 15. 

3. Veterans entitled to burial benefits 

under 38 U.S.C. chapter 23. 

4. Surviving spouses and children 

who have claimed pensions based on 

nonservice-connected death of a veteran 

under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15. 

5. Surviving spouses and children 

who have claimed death compensation 

based on service-connected death of a 

veteran under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11. 

6. Surviving spouses and children 

who have claimed dependency and 

indemnity compensation for serviceconnected death of a veteran under 38 

U.S.C. chapter 13. 

7. Parents who have applied for death 

compensation based on serviceconnected death of a veteran under 38 

U.S.C. chapter 11. 

8. Parents who have applied for 

dependency and indemnity 

compensation for service-connected 

death of a veteran under 38 U.S.C. 

chapter 13. 

9. Individuals who applied for 

educational assistance benefits 

administered by VA under title 38 of the 

U.S. Code. 

10. Individuals who applied for 

educational assistance benefits 

maintained by the Department of 

Defense under title 10 of the U.S. Code 

that are administered by VA. 

11. Veterans who apply for training 

and employers who apply for approval 

of their programs under the provisions 

of the Emergency Veterans’ Job Training 

Act of 1983, Public Law 98–77. 

12. Any VA employee who generates 

or finalizes adjudicative actions using 

the Benefits Delivery Network (BDN) or 


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