Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Exclusion of Children's Income

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. 2900-0510”.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0510” in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1521(h) and 1541(g).

Title: Application for Exclusion of Children's Income.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0510.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 21P-0571 is primarily used by VBA to adequately evaluate children's income for possible exclusion from the calculation of total family income.

This is a revision of a currently approved collection as the respondent burden has decreased.

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 89 FR 8277 on February 6, 2024, page 8277.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 32.25 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.