Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2024 / Notices 85587 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5111, 5112, & 

9701. 

Eric Anderson, 

Executive Secretary, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24989 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0903] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Certification Regarding 

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 

and Voluntary Exclusion, and Specially 

Adaptive Housing Assistive 

Technology Grants Criteria and 

Responses 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, 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 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 27, 

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: Agency Information Collection 

Activity under OMB Review: VA Form 

26–0967, Certification Regarding 

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 

and Voluntary Exclusion, and VA Form 

26–0967a, Specially Adaptive Housing 

Assistive Technology Grants Criteria 

and Responses. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0903. 

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: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: The proposed regulations 

would require applicants to submit VA 

Form 26–0967, Certification Regarding 

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 

and Voluntary Exclusion. These 

regulations would also require 

applicants to provide statements 

addressing six scoring criteria for grant 

awards as part of their application. The 

information will be used by Loan 

Guaranty personnel in deciding whether 

an applicant meets the requirements 

and satisfies the scoring criteria for 

award of an SAH Assistive Technology 

grant under 38 U.S.C. 2108. 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. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 120 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

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. 

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