Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Notices 45821 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

139,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17411 Filed 8–13–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

VA National Academic Affiliations 

Council, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, that the VA National Academic 

Affiliations Council (Council) will meet 

via conference call on September 16, 

from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Council is to 

advise the Secretary on matters affecting 

partnerships between VA and its 

academic affiliates. 

On September 16, 2021, the Council 

will receive briefs on VA initiatives that 

influence trainees and the academic 

mission. The Council will receive 

public comments from 2:45 p.m. to 2:55 

p.m. EST. 

Interested persons may attend and/or 

present oral statements to the Council. 

The dial in number to attend the 

conference call is: 646–828–7666. At the 

prompt, enter meeting ID 160 780 1157, 

then press #. The meeting passcode is 

008466, then press #. Individuals 

seeking to present oral statements are 

invited to submit a 1–2 page summary 

of their comments at the time of the 

meeting for inclusion in the official 

meeting record. Oral presentations will 

be limited to five minutes or less, 

depending on the number of 

participants. Interested parties may also 

provide written comments for review by 

the Council prior to the meeting or at 

any time, by email to Larissa.Emory@

va.gov, or by mail to Larissa A. Emory 

PMP, CBP, MS, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations 

(14AA), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420. Any member of 

the public wishing to participate or 

seeking additional information should 

contact Ms. Emory via email or by 

phone at (915) 269–0465. 

Dated: August 11, 2021. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0501] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Agency Information 

Collection Activity: Veterans Mortgage 

Life Insurance Inquiry 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administrations, 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. This 

notice solicits comments on information 

needed from Veterans for the proper 

maintenance of Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance accounts. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before October 15, 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. 2900–0501’’ 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. 2900–0501’’ 

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: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521. 

Title: Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance Inquiry (VA Form 29–0543). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0501. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: The Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance Inquiry solicits information 

needed from Veterans for the proper 

maintenance of Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance accounts. The form is 

authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2106 and 38 

CFR 8a.3(e). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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