52298 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 179 / Monday, September 20, 2021 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0012] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application for Cash 

Surrender or Policy Loan 

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 November 19, 

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. 2900–0012’’ 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. 2900–0012’’ 

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: Application for Cash Surrender 

or Policy Loan (VA Form 29–1546). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0012. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Abstract: The Application for Cash 

Surrender or Policy Loan solicits 

information needed from Veterans to 

apply for cash surrender value or policy 

loan on his/her insurance. The 

information on this form is required by 

law, 38 U.S.C. 1906 and 1944, 38 CFR 

6.115, 6.116, 6.117, 8.27, 6.100, 6.101 

and 8.28. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 4939 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Upon request. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

29,636. 

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 

Advisory Committee on Disability 

Compensation, Amended Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

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

2, that a virtual meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Disability Compensation 

(Committee), which was previously 

scheduled for Tuesday, September 28, 

2021; has been rescheduled to begin and 

end on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. The virtual meeting is open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the maintenance and periodic 

readjustment of the VA Schedule for 

Rating Disabilities. 

The Committee is to assemble and 

review relevant information relating to 

the nature and character of disabilities 

arising during service in the Armed 

Forces, provide an ongoing assessment 

of the effectiveness of the rating 

schedule, and give advice on the most 

appropriate means of responding to the 

needs of Veterans relating to disability 

compensation. 

The agenda will include review and 

discussion of the 2020 Biennial Report 

and report recommendation training. 

No time will be allocated at this 

virtual meeting for receiving oral 

presentations from the public. The 

public may submit 1–2 page summaries 

of their written statements for the 

Committee’s review. Public comments 

may be received no later than October 

26, 2021, for inclusion in the official 

meeting record. Please send these 

comments to Sian Roussel of the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Compensation Service at sian.roussel@

va.gov. 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain a copy of the agenda should 

contact Sian Roussel at Sian.Roussel@

va.gov and provide his/her name, 

professional affiliation, email address 

and phone number. The call-in number 

for those who would like to attend the 

meeting is 1–404–397–1596; access 

code: 199 738 1753. 

Dated: September 14, 2021. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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