90 FR 114 pg. 25430 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 114Page: 25430
Page: 25430Docket number: [OMB Control No. 2900-0216]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-11021 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Veterans Affairs Department
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0216]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary
AGENCY:
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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:
Comments must be received on or before August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Comments must be submitted through www.regulations.gov .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Kendra McCleave, 202-461-9568, kendra.mccleave@va.gov.
VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, VAPRA@va.gov .
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.
Title: VA Form 21P-601, Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0216. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The VA Form 21P-601 gathers the information necessary to determine a claimant's entitlement to accrued benefits. Accrued benefits are VA benefits due but unpaid to a beneficiary at death. Benefits are paid to eligible survivors based on the priority described in 38 U.S.C. 5121(a). When no eligible survivors are entitled to accrued benefits based on their relationship to the deceased beneficiary, the person or persons who bore the expenses of the beneficiary's last illness and burial may claim reimbursement for these expenses from accrued amounts. No changes have been made to this form, and the respondent burden has remained the same.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,725 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,449.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-11021 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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