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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104613-104614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30492]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0915]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA) Contractor Background Investigation 
Request and VBA Affiliate Background Investigation Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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, 
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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
by clicking on the following link 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. 2900-0915.''

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: VBA Affiliate Background Investigation Request (VA Form 20-
10276a).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0915. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 20-10276 and 20-10276a are used to gather the 
mandatory information to determine eligibility for employment and have 
physical and logical access for VBA. Without this information, 
determination of eligibility for employment and access would not be 
possible.
    The new form (VA Form 20-10276a) added to this collection is used 
to collect information from Affiliates who are applying to work/
volunteer for VBA. After the collection, personnel security specialists 
can perform background investigation work to determine eligibility for 
employment and to have physical and logical access to VBA Systems.

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    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: 89 FR 83953, October 18, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000 per year.
    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. 2024-30492 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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