Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 119 / Thursday, June 24, 2021 / Notices 33477 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), 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: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–0665.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0665’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Direct Deposit Enrollment/ 

Change, VA Form 29–0309. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0665. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: Claimants complete VA 

Form 29–0309 authorizing VA to initiate 

direct deposit of insurance benefit at 

their financial institution. 

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 86 FR 

77 on April 23, 2021, page 21808. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate), Office 

of Enterprise and Integration, Data 

Governance Analytics, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0049] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Request for Approval of 

School Attendance and School 

Attendance Report 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, 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: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before August 23, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0049’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0049’’ 

in any correspondence. 

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, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’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. 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101 (4)(A), 38 

CFR 3.277 and 3.667. 

Title: Request for Approval of School 

Attendance (VA Forms 21–674 and 

674c) and School Attendance Report 

(VA Form 21–674b). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0049. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 38 U.S.C. 101 (4)(A) 

provides the authority to pay benefits to 

or for a child who attends an approved 

course of instruction or training 

between the ages of 18 and 23. VA 

Forms 21–674, 674b, and 674c solicit 

information that is needed to determine 

eligibility to benefits for these children. 

Without this information, VA would be 

unable to properly authorize benefits. 

No changes have been made to these 

forms. The respondent burden has 

decreased due to the estimated number 

of receivables totaled from the previous 

year. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 6,354 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. 15 minutes for VA Forms 21–674 

and 674c. 

b. 5 minutes for VA Form 21–674. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

32,679. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate), Office 

of Enterprise and Integration/Data 

Governance Analytics, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13292 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am] 

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