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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 40883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14541]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0036]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Statement of Disappearance

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 
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. 2900-0036.

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 [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0036'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 108.
    Title: Statement of Disappearance (VA Form 21P-1775).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0036.
    Type of Review: Extension currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The major use of the form is used to gather the necessary 
information to determine if a decision of presumptive death can be made 
for benefit payment purposes. 38 U.S.C. 108 requires a formal 
``presumption of death'' when a veteran has been missing for seven 
years. It would be impossible to administer the survivor benefits 
program without this collection of information. This is an extension 
only, no substantive changes.
    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 at 87 FR 87 on May 5, 2022, page 26804.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 28 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2.75 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.

    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. 2022-14541 Filed 7-7-22; 8:45 am]
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