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3. Users access to the VHIC database 

utilizes the national NT network 

authentication infrastructure. The 

external VHIC vendor utilizes the OneVA Virtual Private Network secured 

connection for access to VHIC records. 

4. Strict control measures are enforced 

to ensure that access to and disclosure 

from all records is limited to VA and the 

contractor’s employees whose official 

duties warrant access to those files. 

5. As required by the provisions of the 

HIPAA Privacy Rule, 45 CFR parts 160 

and 164, access to records by HEC 

employees is classified under functional 

category ‘‘Eligibility and Enrollment 

Staff.’’ 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking information 

regarding access to and contesting of 

Enrollment and Eligibility Records may 

write to the Director, Health Eligibility 

Center, 2957 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, 

GA 30329. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

(See Record Access Procedures 

above.) 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Any individual who wishes to 

determine whether a record is being 

maintained in this system under his or 

her name or other personal identifier, or 

wants to determine the contents of such 

record, should submit a written request 

or apply in person to the Health 

Eligibility Center. All inquiries must 

reasonably identify the records 

requested. Inquiries should include the 

individual’s full name, Social Security 

number, military service number, claim 

folder number and return address. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

Last full publication provided in 81 

FR 45597 dated July 14, 2016. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17528 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0740] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Request for Substitution of 

Claimant Upon Death of Claimant (VA 

Form 21P–0847) 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veteran’s Benefits 

Administration (VBA), 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 

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 October 18, 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. 2900–0740’’ 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. 2900–0740’’ 

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. 5121A. 

Title: Request for Substitution of 

Claimant Upon Death of Claimant. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0740. 

Type of Review: Extension Without 

Change of a Previously Approved 

Collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21P–0847 is used 

to allow claimants to request 

substitution for a claimant, who passed 

away, prior to VA processing a claim to 

completion. This is only allowed when 

a claimant dies while a claim or appeal 

for any benefit under a law 

administered by the VA is pending. The 

substitute claimant would be eligible to 

receive accrued benefits due a deceased 

claimant under Section 5121(a). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,000. 

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. 2021–17622 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application for Chapter 23 

Burial Benefits 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veteran’s Benefits 

Administration (VBA), 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 

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 October 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 


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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–NEW’’ 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–NEW’’ 

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. 23; 38 U.S.C. 

2302. 

Title: Application for Chapter 23 

Burial Benefits. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 

Type of Review: Request for a NEW 

control number. 

Abstract: A claimant’s eligibility for 

needs-based pension programs are 

determined in part by countable family 

income and certain deductible 

expenses. Under the authority of 38 

U.S.C. Chapter 23 ‘‘Burial Benefits,’’ 

including 38 U.S.C. 2302, VA uses the 

information provided on VA Form 21P– 

530EZ to evaluate respondents’ 

eligibility for monetary burial benefits, 

including the burial allowance, plot or 

internment allowance, and 

transportation reimbursement. In these 

situations, VBA uses VA Form 21P– 

530EZ Application for Burial Benefits, 

to gather information that is necessary 

to determine eligibility for incomebased benefits and the rate payable; 

without this information, determination 

of eligibility would not be possible. The 

program office submits 21P–530EZ 

(Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23) as a new 

form for electronic submissions 

(automation). 

The program office requests removal 

of the 21P–530EZ (Under 38 U.S.C. 

Chapter 23), from the 2900–0003 series, 

as the form should have been submitted 

as a new form and the name has 

changed, requiring a separate control 

number. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 70,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

140,000. 

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. 2021–17534 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

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 18, 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. 


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