Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2024 / Notices 101691 

Comments received during that period 

will be reviewed, but the finding will 

continue to remain valid. Those 

comments may influence DOT/FHWA’s 

decision to terminate or modify a 

finding. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Polly E. Trottenberg, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29489 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0674] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Notice of Disagreement: 

Appeal to the Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals 

AGENCY: Board of Veterans’ Appeals, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals (Board), 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: Comments must be received on 

or before February 14, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program-Specific information: Sue 

Hamlin White, 202–632–5100, 

Edna.HamlinWhite@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, the Board 

invites comments on: (1) whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the Board’s functions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Board’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: Notice of Disagreement (NOD)/ 

Appeal to the Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 10182 and VA Form 

9. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0674. 

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: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Appellate review of the 

denial of VA benefits may only be 

initiated by the filing of a Notice of 

Disagreement with the Board. 38 U.S.C. 

7105(a). A VA Form 10182 Decision 

Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice 

of Disagreement) is required to initiate 

Board review of an appeal in the 

modernized review system as 

implemented by the Veterans Appeals 

Improvement and Modernization Act of 

2017 (AMA). The VA Form 9 Appeal to 

the Board of Veterans’ Appeals may be 

used to complete a legacy appeal to the 

Board. The completed form becomes the 

‘‘substantive appeal’’ (or ‘‘formal 

appeal’’), which is required by the preAMA version of 38 U.S.C. 7105(a) and 

(d)(3) to complete an appeal to the 

Board. Additionally, the proposed 

information collections allow for 

withdrawal of services by a 

representative, requests for changes in 

hearing dates and methods under 38 

U.S.C. 7107, and motions for 

reconsideration pursuant to 38 CFR 

7103(a). 

The Board is requesting to revise the 

currently approved OMB Control No. 

2900–0674 as there has been a decrease 

in the estimated number of respondents 

and annual burden. There has been a 

decrease in the use of the VA Form 9 

Appeal to the Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, as the VA Form 10182 

Decision Review Request: Board Appeal 

(Notice of Disagreement) is required to 

initiate Board review of decisions issued 

on or after February 19, 2019. 

Consequently, the majority of incoming 

appeals at the Board are governed by the 

AMA; therefore, the estimated number 

of respondents who utilize the VA Form 

10182 Decision Review Request: Board 

Appeal (Notice of Disagreement) has 

been adjusted accordingly. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 60,305 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

119,800. 

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. 2024–29521 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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