[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 119 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34991-34992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13795]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0101]
Agency Information Collection (Eligibility Verification Reports)
Activities 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
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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 July 21, 2008.
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. 2900-0101'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0101.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Eligibility Verification Reports (EVR).
a. Eligibility Verification Report Instructions, VA Form 21-0510.
b. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report
(Surviving Spouse),VA Form 21-0512S-1.
c. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report
(Veteran), VA Form 21-0512V-1.
d. Old Law and Section 306 Eligibility Verification Report
(Children Only), VA Form 21-0513-1.
e. DIC Parent's Eligibility Verification Report, VA Forms 21-0514
and 21-0514-1.
f. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran With
No Children), VA Forms 21-0516 and 21-0516-1.
g. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Veteran With
Children), VA Forms 21-0517 and 21-0517-1.
h. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving
Spouse With No Children), VA Forms 21-0518 and 21-0518-1.
i. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Child or
Children), VA Forms 21-0519C and 21-0519C-1.
j. Improved Pension Eligibility Verification Report (Surviving
Spouse With Children), VA Forms 21-0519S and 21-0519S-1.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0101.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA uses Eligibility Verification Reports (EVR) forms to
verify a claimant's continued entitlement to benefits. Claimants who
applied for or received Improved Pension or Parents' Dependency and
Indemnity Compensation must promptly notify VA in writing of any
changes in entitlement factors. EVRs are required annually by
beneficiaries whose social security number (SSN) or whose spouse's SSN
is not verified, or who has income other than Social Security.
Recipients of Old Law and Section 306 Pension are no longer required to
submit annual EVRs unless there is a change in their income.
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 April 11, 2008, at pages 19939-19940.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 113,075 hours. The annual burden for VA
Forms 21-0512S-1, 21-0512V-1, 21-0513-1, 21-0514, 21-0514-1, 21-0516,
21-0516-1, 21-0518, 21-0518-1, 21-0519C, and 21-0519C-1 is 98,775 and
14,300 for VA Forms 21-0517, 21-0517-1, 21-0519S, and 21-0519S-1.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: The estimated burden
respondent for VA Forms 21-0512S-1, 21-0512V-1, 21-0513-1, 21-0514, 21-
0514-1, 21-0516, 21-0516-1, 21-0518, 21-0518-1, 21-0519C, and 21-0519C-
1 is 30 minutes and 40 minutes for VA Forms 21-0517, 21-0517-1, 21-
0519S, and 21-0519S-1.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 219,000. The number of respondents
for VA Forms 21-0512S-1, 21-0512V-1, 21-0513-1, 21-0514, 21-0514-1, 21-
0516, 21-0516-1, 21-0518, 21-0518-1, 21-0519C, and 21-0519C-1 is
197,550 and 21,450 for VA Forms 21-0517, 21-0517-1, 21-0519S, and 21-
0519S-1.
Dated: June 11, 2008.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-13795 Filed 6-18-08; 8:45 am]
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