[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83951-83952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24094]


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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.

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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, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5d3c4c6cad5c4d5c0d7d2cad7ced7c0c1d0c4c6d1e5d3c48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4d2c5c7cbd4c5d4c1d6d3cbd6cfd6c1c0d1c5c7d0e4d2c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.

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]
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