Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 154 / Friday, August 13, 2021 / Notices 44771 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–XXXX] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Receipt of 

Supplies (Chapter 31—Veteran 

Readiness and Employment) 

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 

(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), 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–XXXX.’’ 

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–XXXX’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 38 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) 3104(a)(7). 

Title: Receipt of Supplies (Chapter 

31—Veteran Readiness and 

Employment), VA Form 28–1905r. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–XXXX. 

Type of Review: Request for approval 

of a new collection. 

Abstract: A claimant will use VA 

Form 28–1905r, Receipt of Supplies 

(Chapter 31—Veteran Readiness and 

Employment), to verify that the supplies 

and/or equipment provided as part of a 

rehabilitation program under 38 U.S.C. 

Chapter 31 have been received and are 

in good condition. The VR&E program 

subsequently uses the information on 

this form to justify processing payments 

for the supplies and/or equipment 

provided to claimants under 38 U.S.C. 

3104(a)(7). Without the information 

gathered on this form, the VR&E 

program would be unable to verify that 

the claimant received the supplies and/ 

or equipment, which could result in 

inaccurate payments being rendered. 

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 on May 

13, 2021 on page 26,257. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,667 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28,000. 

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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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 12, 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. 


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