<NOTICE>
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
<DEPDOC>[OMB Control No. 2900-0734]</DEPDOC>
<SUBJECT>Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Report of General Information, Report of First Notice of Death, Report of Nursing Home or Assisted Living Information, Report of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Report of Non-Receipt of Payment, Report of Incarceration, Report of Month of Death</SUBJECT>
<HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs.
<HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
Notice.
<SUM>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
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.
</SUM>
<DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by January 6, 2025.
</DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, please type the following link into your browser:
<E T="03">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,</E>
select “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments”, then search the list for the information collection by Title or “OMB Control No. 2900-0734.”
<FURINF>
<HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900,
<E T="03">vacopaperworkreduact@va.gov</E>
.
</FURINF>
<SUPLINF>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
<E T="03">Title:</E>
Report of General Information (VA Form 27-0820), Report of First Notice of Death (VA Form 27-0820a), Report of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information (VA Form 27-0820b), Report of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) (VA Form 27-0820c), Report of Non-Receipt of Payment (VA Form 27-0820d), Report of Incarceration (VA Form 27-0820e), Report of Month of Death (VA Form 27-0820f).
<E T="03">OMB Control Number:</E>
2900-0734
<E T="03">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</E>
.
<E T="03">Type of Review:</E>
Extension of a currently approved collection.
<E T="03">Abstract:</E>
The forms will be used by VA personnel to document verbal information obtained telephonically from claimants or their beneficiary. The data collected will be used as part of the evidence needed to determine the claimant's or beneficiary's eligibility for benefits.
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
<E T="04">Federal Register</E>
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at 89 FR 80990, October 4, 2024.
<E T="03">Affected Public:</E>
Individuals and households.
<E T="03">Estimated Annual Burden:</E>
212,500 hours.
<E T="03">Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:</E>
5 minutes.
<E T="03">Frequency of Response:</E>
On Occasion.
<E T="03">Estimated Number of Respondents:</E>
2,550,000.
<E T="03">Authority:</E>
44 U.S.C. 3501
<E T="03">et seq.</E>
<SIG>
<NAME>Maribel Aponte,</NAME>
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
</SIG>
</SUPLINF>
<FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-28570 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
</NOTICE>
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