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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105689-105690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30949]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-XXXX]

Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Legacy Memorial 
(VLM)

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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 25, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Program-Specific information: Brian Hurley, 202-957-2093, 
[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, NCA 
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of NCA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of NCA'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: Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-XXXX. 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: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control 
Number.
    Abstract: NCA owns and manages the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM)--
the largest Veteran memorialize site in the nation. VLM provides 
eligible Veterans with enhanced memorialization services by honoring 
their military service through online, web-based memorial pages. Users 
such as Next of Kin, friends, researchers, servicemembers, and the 
public are permitted to submit a variety of content to a Veterans VLM 
page including tributes, images, biographies, career and life 
milestones, documents, and more. Living Veterans who have requested and 
received an eligibility determination for burial in a VA national 
cemetery in advance of need may also submit biographical content to the 
VA so that after they die, if a VLM page is created for them by the VA, 
the content they submitted will appear on their VLM page. Next of Kin 
and Living Veterans are sent a general solicitation for this voluntary 
information, and all submitted content is moderated by the VA to ensure 
it complies with the VLM User Policy,

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available here: https://www.cem.va.gov/VLM/userpolicy.asp. The 
information obtained through this collection is used solely to provide 
enhanced memorialization services that honor eligible deceased 
Veterans.
    Affected Public: Veterans who have been determined to be eligible 
for VA burial in advance of their time of need, their Next of Kin, and 
the public.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 22,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 18 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,000.
    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. 2024-30949 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]
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