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Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 20 

per year. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0101] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Eligibility Verification Reports 

(EVRs) 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veteran’s 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 

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 March 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0101’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

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. 1506. 

Title: Eligibility Verification Reports 

(EVRs): VA Forms 21P–0510, 21P–0510 

(Spanish), 21P–0512S–1, 21P–0512S–1 

(Spanish), 21P–0512V–1, 21P–0513–1, 

21P–0513–1 (Spanish), 21P–0514–1, 

21P–0514–1 (Spanish), 21P–0516–1, 

21P–0516–1 (Spanish), 21P–0517–1, 

21P–0517–1 (Spanish), 21P–0518–1, 

21P–0518–1 (Spanish), 21P–0519C–1, 

21P–0519C–1 (Spanish), 21P–0519S–1, 

21P–0519S–1 (Spanish). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0101. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Information is requested by 

this form under the authority of 38 

U.S.C. 1506. Regulatory authority is 

found in 38 CFR 3.277. A claimant’s 

eligibility for pension is determined, in 

part, by countable family income and 

net worth. Any individual who has 

applied for, or receives, VA Pension or 

Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation (DIC) must promptly 

notify VA in writing of any change in 

entitlement factors. 

VBA uses Eligibility Verification 

Reports to receive income and net worth 

information from Pension and Parents 

DIC claimants and beneficiaries to 

evaluate eligibility to benefits. The 

reported information can result in 

increased or decreased benefits. 

Typically, claimants and beneficiaries 

utilize the form to inform VA of changes 

in their income or net worth, though the 

forms could also be used to reopen a 

claim for benefits in limited 

circumstances. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 34,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

69,000. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk (OQPR), 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0004] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application for Dependency 

and Indemnity Compensation, Death 

Pension and Accrued Benefits by a 

Surviving Spouse or Child; Application 

for Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation by a Surviving Spouse 

or Child—In-Service Death; Application 

for DIC, Death Pension, and/or 

Accrued Benefits 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veteran’s 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 

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 March 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0004’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

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 


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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. 1310 through 1314 

and 1532 through 1543. 

Title: Application for Dependency 

and Indemnity Compensation, Death 

Pension and Accrued Benefits by a 

Surviving Spouse or Child (VA Form 

21P–534); Application for Dependency 

and Indemnity Compensation by a 

Surviving Spouse or Child—In-Service 

Death (21P–534a); Application for DIC, 

Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits 

(VA Form 21P–534EZ). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0004. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: Information is requested by 

these forms under the authority of 38 

U.S.C. 1310 through 1314 and 1532 

through 1543. VA Form 21P–534 is used 

to gather the necessary information to 

determine the eligibility of surviving 

spouses and children for dependency 

and indemnity compensation (DIC), 

death pension, accrued benefits, and 

death compensation. VA Form 21P– 

534a is an abbreviated application for 

DIC that is used only by surviving 

spouses and children of veterans who 

died while on active duty service. The 

VA Form 21P–534EZ is used for the 

Fully Developed Claims (FDC) program 

for pension claims. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 69,091 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 36.05 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

115,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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