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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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the Veterans Service Network 

(VETSNET) computer processing 

systems. 

13. Veterans who apply for training 

and employers who apply for approval 

of their programs under the provisions 

of the Service Members Occupational 

Conversion and Training Act of 1992, 

Public Law 102–484. 

14. Representatives of individuals 

covered by the system. 

Categories of Records: The record, or 

information contained in the record, 

may include: 1. Name; 2. Social Security 

Number 3. Date of birth 4. Paid Inactiveduty training days 5. Paid Active-duty 

days. 

System(s) of Records: Compensation, 

Pension, Education, and Vocational 

Rehabilitation and Employment 

Records—VA (58 VA 21/22/28), 

published at 86 FR 61858 (November 8, 

2021). DMDC 01, entitled ‘‘Defense 

Manpower Data Center Data Base,’’ last 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 27, 2022, 87 FR 32145 and 

‘‘Veterans Affairs/Department of 

Defense Identity Repository (VADIR)– 

VA (138VA005Q)’’, last amended at 87 

FR 79066 (December 23, 2022). 

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. John Oswalt, Chief 

Privacy Officer and Chair of the Data 

Integrity Board, Department of Veterans 

Affairs approved this document on 

September 11, 2024 for publication. 

Dated: October 15, 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. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Public Availability of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 

Service Contract Inventory Analysis 

Report 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010 the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is 

notifying the public of the availability of 

the VA FY 2021 Service Contract 

Inventory Analysis Report and the 

associated inventory. The report 

discusses the methodology, analysis, 

and special interest functions studied 

from the FY 2021 inventory. The 

inventory provides information on 

service contracts over $150,000. VA 

developed the analysis report and the 

inventory in accordance with guidance 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy 

(OFPP) issued on November 5, 2010, 

and updated on December 19, 2011. 

OFPP’s guidance is available at https:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

management/office-federalprocurement-policy. VA posted the VA 

FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory 

Analysis Report and a link to the 

associated inventory is on the VA Office 

of Acquisition and Logistics website at 

https://www.va.gov/oal/business/pps/ 

scaInventory.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the service contract 

inventory may be directed to Forrest 

Browne, Procurement Policy and 

Warrant Management Service (PPS) via 

email at VA.Procurement.Policy@va.gov 

or by telephone at 202–632–9677. (This 

is not a toll-free number.) 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, signed and approved 

this document on October 11, 2024, 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. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of General Counsel, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24159 Filed 10–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

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. 

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, 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. 

VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 

202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

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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