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Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: Restored Entitlement 

Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits 

are payable to certain surviving spouses 

and children of veterans who died in 

service prior to August 13, 1981 or who 

died as a result of a service-connected 

disability incurred or aggravated prior to 

August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries 

over age 18 and under age 23 must be 

enrolled full-time in an approved postsecondary school. 

Executive Order 12436 ‘‘Payment of 

Certain Benefits to Survivors of Persons 

Who Died In or As A Result of Military 

Service’’ (found at 42 U.S.C. 402 (Note)) 

directs VA administer the provisions of 

Public Law 97–377 Section 156. VA 

codified this authority at 38 CFR 3.812. 

VBA uses VA Form 21–8941 to verify 

a REPS beneficiary’s entitlement factors 

including annual earnings, marital 

status, and the status of children. The 

form is completed annually by 

beneficiaries who have earned income 

that is at or near the limit of earned 

income. Benefits may be reduced or 

increased based on the beneficiary’s 

responses. 

The VA Form number is being 

changed to ‘‘21P–8941’’ to reflect 

Pension and Fiduciary Service’s 

responsibility for the form. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0399] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Student Beneficiary Report— 

REPS (Restored Entitlement Program 

for Survivors) 

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 November 27, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0399’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

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: 42 U.S.C. 402; Executive 

Order 12436. 

Title: Student Beneficiary Report— 

REPS (Restored Entitlement Program for 

Survivors) (VA Forms 21P–8938 & 21P– 

8938–1). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0399. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: Restored Entitlement 

Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits 

are payable to certain surviving spouses 

and children of veterans who died in 

service prior to August 13, 1981 or who 

died as a result of a service-connected 

disability incurred or aggravated prior to 

August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries 

over age 18 and under age 23 must be 

enrolled full-time in an approved postsecondary school. 

Executive Order 12436 ‘‘Payment of 

Certain Benefits to Survivors of Persons 

Who Died In or As A Result of Military 

Service’’ (found at 42 U.S.C. 402 (Note)) 

directs VA administer the provisions of 

Public Law 97–377 Section 156. VA 

codified this authority at 38 CFR 3.812. 

VBA uses VA Forms 21–8938 and 21– 

8938–1 to verify that a surviving child 

who is receiving REPS benefits based on 

schoolchild status is in fact enrolled 

full-time in an approved school and is 

otherwise eligible for continued 

benefits. VA Form 21–8938 is generated 

by VA’s central computer system each 

March and sent to all student 

beneficiaries. If the completed form is 

not received by the end of May, the 

beneficiary is sent a system-generated 

due process letter with another VA 

Form 21–8938. VBA uses VA Form 21– 

8938–1 if another copy of the form is 

needed by a respondent. 

The VA Form number is being 

changed to ‘‘21P–8941’’ to reflect 

Pension and Fiduciary Service’s 

responsibility for the form. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,767 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,300. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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