Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Veterans Affairs Life Insurance

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Veterans Affairs Life Insurance

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, 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:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-NEW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email

maribel.aponte@va.gov.

Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-NEW” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority:

Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.

Title:

Application for Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALI) VA Form 29-10277.

OMB Control Number:

2900-NEW.

Type of Review:

New Collection (Request for a New OMB Control Number).

Abstract:

This form is used by authorized agents (POA, Guardian, or VA Fiduciary) to apply on behalf of incompetent Veterans for Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALI) and to designate a beneficiary. The information is required by law, 38 U.S.C. Section 1922.

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 at 87 FR 8637 on February 15, 2022, page 8637.

Affected Public:

Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden:

8,333.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:

20 minutes.

Frequency of Response:

On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

25,000.

By direction of the Secretary.

Maribel Aponte,

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2022-08921 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]

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