[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15053-15054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6385]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0038]
Proposed Information Collection (Information From Remarried
Widow/er) Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the
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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. This notice solicits comments on information
needed to determine a child's eligibility for death pension once a
surviving spouse remarries.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before May 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://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 [email protected].
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0038'' in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461-9769
or FAX (202) 275-5947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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.
Title: Information from Remarried Widow/er, VA Form 21-4103.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0038.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21-4103 is used to collected data necessary to
determine whether a child or children of a deceased veteran who served
during a wartime period are eligible to receive death pension benefits
when the surviving spouse's entitlement to death pension is permanently
discontinued when he or she remarries.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 334 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Dated: March 15, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6385 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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