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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 97172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28570]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0734]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Report 
of General Information, Report of First Notice of Death, Report of 
Nursing Home or Assisted Living Information, Report of Defense Finance 
and Accounting Service (DFAS), Report of Non-Receipt of Payment, Report 
of Incarceration, Report of Month of Death

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 
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 it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by January 6, 2025.

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection, please type the following link into your 
browser: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'', then search the list for the 
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0734.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Report of General Information (VA Form 27-0820), Report of 
First Notice of Death (VA Form 27-0820a), Report of Nursing Home and 
Assisted Living Information (VA Form 27-0820b), Report of Defense 
Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) (VA Form 27-0820c), Report of 
Non-Receipt of Payment (VA Form 27-0820d), Report of Incarceration (VA 
Form 27-0820e), Report of Month of Death (VA Form 27-0820f).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0734 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The forms will be used by VA personnel to document verbal 
information obtained telephonically from claimants or their 
beneficiary. The data collected will be used as part of the evidence 
needed to determine the claimant's or beneficiary's eligibility for 
benefits.
    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 80990, October 4, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 212,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,550,000.
    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. 2024-28570 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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