Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / Notices 14619 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–XXX] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Statement of a Person 

Claiming Loan Fee Refund Due a 

Deceased Veteran, Service Member, or 

Surviving Spouse 

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 May 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–XXX’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–XXX’’ 

in any correspondence. 

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. 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3729(c). 

Title: Statement of a Person Claiming 

Loan Fee Refund Due a Deceased 

Veteran, Service Member, or Surviving 

Spouse, VA FORM 26–10280 and VA 

FORM 26–10280a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–XXX. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Abstract: This information will be 

used by VA to determine whether a 

refund owed to a Veteran may be 

remitted to another individual, 

including the Veteran’s spouse, the 

executor or administrator of the 

Veteran’s estate, or another individual 

with a relationship to the Veteran. The 

information collected is necessary for 

VA to ensure that it is releasing the 

refund to an appropriate individual who 

will disburse the refund according to 

the laws of the state where the Veteran 

was a legal resident (e.g., estate laws). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05450 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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