[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78083-78084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32122]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0085]
Agency Information Collection (Appeal to Board of Veterans'
Appeals) Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Board of
Veterans' Appeals (BVA), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-0085'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7479, FAX (202) 273-0487 or email
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0085.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date.
d. Motions for Reconsideration.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0085.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9, may be used by
appellants to complete their appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals
(BVA) from a denial of VA benefits. The information is used by BVA to
identify the issues in dispute and prepare a decision responsive to the
appellant's contentions and the legal and factual issues raised.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative: When the appellant's
representative withdraws from a case, both the appellant and the BVA
must be informed so that the appellant's rights may be adequately
protected and so that the BVA may meet its statutory obligations to
provide notice to the current representative.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date: VA provides hearings to
appellants and their representatives, as required by basic
Constitutional due-process and by Title 38 U.S.C. 7107(b). From time to
time, hearing dates and/or times are changed, hearing requests
withdrawn and new hearings requested after failure to appear at a
scheduled hearing. The information is used to comply with the
appellants' or their representatives' requests.
d. Motions for Reconsideration: Decisions by BVA are final unless
the Chairman orders reconsideration of the decision either on the
Chairman's initiative, or upon motion of a claimant. The Board
Chairman, or his designee, uses the information provided in deciding
whether reconsideration of a Board decision should be granted.
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
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of information was published on September 28, 2011, at pages 60135-
60136.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for
profit, and Not for profit institutions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9--45,850 hours.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative--183 hours.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date--1,212 hours.
d. Motions for Reconsideration--846 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9--1 hour.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative--20 minutes.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date--15 minutes (hearing date
change), 15 minutes (request to withdraw a hearing),--1 hour (requests
change a motion).
d. Motions for Reconsideration--1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents:
a. Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, VA Form 9--45,850.
b. Withdrawal of Services by a Representative--550.
c. Request for Changes in Hearing Date--2,733.
d. Motions for Reconsideration--846.
Dated: December 9, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary:
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32122 Filed 12-14-11; 8:45 am]
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