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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0903]

# AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# 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 by February 3, 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. 2900-0903.”                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900,                         *vacopaperworkreduact@va.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title:*                     Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: VA Form 26-0967, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion, and VA Form 26-0967a, Specially Adaptive Housing Assistive Technology Grants Criteria and Responses.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0903                     *https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRASearch.*

*Type of Review:*                     Extension without change of a currently approved collection.                

*Abstract:*                     The proposed regulations would require applicants to submit VA Form 26-0967, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion. These regulations would also require applicants to provide statements addressing six scoring criteria for grant awards as part of their application. The information will be used by Loan Guaranty personnel in deciding whether an applicant meets the requirements and satisfies the scoring criteria for award of an SAH Assistive Technology grant under 38 U.S.C. 2108. 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.                

                    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 85587, October 28, 2024.                

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals or Households.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     40.                

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:*                     120 minutes.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     One time.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     20.                

*Authority:*44 U.S.C. 3501*et seq.*

Dorothy Glasgow,

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.), Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2024-31475 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]

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