90 FR 136 pgs. 34081-34082 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application Request To Add and/or Remove Dependents

Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 136Pages: 34081 - 34082
Docket number: [OMB Control No. 2900-0043]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-13503 Filed 7-17-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Veterans Affairs Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 34081, 34082

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0043]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application Request To Add and/or Remove Dependents

AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

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.

DATES:

Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by August 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES:

To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, please type the following link into your browser: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select "Currently under Review-Open for Public Comments", then search the list for the information collection by Title or "OMB Control No. 2900-0043."

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, VAPRA@va.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application Request to Add and/or Remove Dependents (VA Form 21-686c).

OMB Control Number: 2900-0043. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 21-686c is used to gather the necessary information to determine eligibility for additional benefits for dependents. Without this information, entitlement to these benefits could not be determined.

No changes have been made to this form. The respondent burden has increased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the past year.


[top] 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 page 34082 control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at: 90 FR 20216, May 12, 2025.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 267,769 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 535,538 per year.

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. 2025-13503 Filed 7-17-25; 8:45 am]

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