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Estimated Annual Burden: 153,833 

burden hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 3 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

412,787 

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0085] 

Agency Information Collection (Appeal 

to Board of Veterans’ Appeals) Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition, Logistics 

and Construction, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals (BVA), 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 includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, Attn: 

VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20503 or sent through 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0085’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0085’’ in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date. 

d Motions for Reconsideration. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0085. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9, may be used by 

appellants to complete their appeal to 

the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) 

from a denial of VA benefits. The 

information is used by BVA to identify 

the issues in dispute and prepare a 

decision responsive to the appellant’s 

contentions and the legal and factual 

issues raised. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative: When the appellant’s 

representative withdraws from a case, 

both the appellant and the BVA must be 

informed so that the appellant’s rights 

may be adequately protected and so that 

the BVA may meet its statutory 

obligations to provide notice to the 

current representative. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date: VA provides hearings to 

appellants and their representatives, as 

required by basic Constitutional dueprocess and by Title 38 U.S.C. 7107(b). 

From time to time, hearing dates and/or 

times are changed, hearing requests 

withdrawn and new hearings requested 

after failure to appear at a scheduled 

hearing. The information is used to 

comply with the appellants’ or their 

representatives’ requests. 

d. Motions for Reconsideration: 

Decisions by BVA are final unless the 

Chairman orders reconsideration of the 

decision either on the Chairman’s 

initiative, or upon motion of a claimant. 

The Board Chairman, or his designee, 

uses the information provided in 

deciding whether reconsideration of a 

Board decision should be granted. 

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 79 FR 

71506 on December 2, 2014. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for profit, 

and Not for profit institutions. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9—52,287 hours. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative—183 hours. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date—1,343 hours. 

d. Motions for Reconsideration—642 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9—1 hour. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative—20 minutes. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date—15 minutes (hearing date change), 

15 minutes (request to withdraw a 

hearing),—1 hour (requests change a 

motion). 

d. Motions for Reconsideration—1 

hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9—54,340. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative—550. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date—3,070. 

d. Motions for Reconsideration—642. 

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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Advisory Committee: National 

Academic Affiliations Council Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the National Academic 

Affiliations Council will be held March 

31, 2015–April 1, 2015 in the Office of 

Academic Affiliations (OAA) 

Conference Room, 1800 G Street NW., 

Suite 870, Washington, DC. The March 

31st sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and 

end at 4:30 p.m. On April 1st, sessions 

will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 1 

p.m. 

The purpose of the Council is to 

advise the Secretary on matters affecting 

partnerships between VA and its 

academic affiliates. 

On March 31, the Council will discuss 

strategies for continued Graduate 

Medical Education (GME) expansion 

pertaining to the 2014 Veterans Access, 

Choice, and Accountability (VACAA) 

Act; potential for health professions 

education expansion in rural areas; and 

potential new VA academic 

partnerships. On April 1, the Council 

will discuss nursing education, hear 

remarks from the Deputy Secretary of 


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Veterans Affairs, and continue the 

discussion concerning opportunities 

and challenges impacting academic 

affiliation relationships. The Council 

will receive public comments from 

12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. on April 1, 

2015. 

Interested persons may attend and 

present oral statements to the Council. 

A sign-in sheet for those who want to 

give comments will be available at the 

meeting. Individuals who speak are 

invited to submit a 1–2 page summary 

of their comments at the time of the 

meeting for inclusion in the official 

meeting record. Oral presentations will 

be limited to five minutes or less, 

depending on the number of 

participants. Interested parties may also 

provide written comments for review by 

the Council prior to the meeting or at 

any time, by email to, 

William.Marks@va.gov, or by mail to 

William J. Marks M.D., MS–HCM, Chief 

of Health Professions Education, Office 

of Academic Affiliations (10A2D), 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420. Because the meeting is being 

held in a government building, a photo 

I.D. must be presented at the Guard’s 

Desk as a part of the clearance process. 

Therefore, you should allow an 

additional 15 minutes before the 

meeting begins. Any member of the 

public wishing to attend or seeking 

additional information should contact 

Dr. Marks via email or by phone at (415) 

750–2100. 

Dated: February 12, 2015. 

Jelessa Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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