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replace the lost income of an insured 

and to provide for his or her final 

expenses. In recent years, the insurance 

industry has recognized the financial 

needs of terminally ill policyholders 

and has begun offering policies with 

accelerated benefit provisions. A recent 

statutory amendment (Section 302 of the 

Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 

1998, Pub. L. 105–368, 112 Stat. 3315, 

3332–3333) added section 1980 to Title 

38, United States Code, which extends 

an accelerated benefit option to 

terminally ill persons insured in the 

SGLI and VGLI programs. This form 

expired due to high volume of work and 

staffing changes. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 12 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18116 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0161] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Medical Expense Report 

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 

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 October 25, 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. 2900–0161’’ 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. 2900–0161’’ 

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. 1503; 38 CFR 

3.262, 3.271 & 3.272. 

Title: Medical Expense Report (VA 

Form 21P–8416). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0161. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: A claimant’s eligibility for 

needs-based pension programs are 

determined in part by countable family 

income and certain deductible 

expenses. When a claimant is awarded 

compensation by another entity or 

government agency based on personal 

injury or death, the compensation is 

usually countable income for VA 

purposes (38 CFR 3.262(i)). However, 

medical, legal or other expenses 

incident to the injury or death, or 

incident to the collection or recovery of 

compensation, may be deducted from 

the amount of the award or settlement 

(38 CFR 3.271(g) and 3.272(g)). In these 

situations, VBA uses VA Form 21P– 

8416 Medical Expense Report, to gather 

information that is necessary to 

determine eligibility for income-based 

benefits and the rate payable; without 

this information, determination of 

eligibility would not be possible. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60,000. 

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. 2021–18104 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0034] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Trainee Request 

for Leave (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, 

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. 2900–0034. 

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. 2900–0034’’ 

in any correspondence. 


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