Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Benefits for Qualifying Veteran's Child Born With Disabilities

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:

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. 2900-0572.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0572” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1805, 1815, 1821, and 1822.

Title: Application for Benefits for Qualifying Veteran's Child Born with Disabilities (VA Form 21-0304).

OMB Control Number: 2900-0572.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 21-0304 is used to determine the monetary allowance for a child born with Spina Bifida or certain birth defects who is the natural child of a Vietnam and certain Thailand or Korea service veterans. Without this information, VA would be unable to effectively administer 38 U.S.C. 1805, 1815, 1821, and 1822.

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

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 229 on November 30, 2022, pages 73585 and 73586.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 115.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 688.