[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 56662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23048]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0652]


Agency Information Collection (Request for Nursing Home 
Information in Connection With Claim for Aid and Attendance) Activity 
Under OMB Review

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 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0652'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6b2b3b8bfa5b3f8bbb5bab7bbb496a0b7f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0c4c5cec9d3c58ecdc3ccc1cdc2e0d6c18ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0652.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Request for Nursing Home Information 
in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance, VA Form 21-0779.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0652.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The data collected on VA Form 21-0779 is used to 
determine veterans residing in nursing homes eligibility for pension 
and aid and attendance. Parents and surviving spouses entitled to 
service-connected death benefits and spouses of living veterans 
receiving service connected compensation at 30 percent or higher are 
also entitled to aid and attendance based on status as nursing home 
patients.
    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 July 9, 2010, at pages 39622.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,333 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.

    Dated: September 10, 2010.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23048 Filed 9-15-10; 8:45 am]
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