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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 101691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29521]

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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.

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

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 
pre-AMA 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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