[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59249-59250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23651]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0740]
Agency Information Collection (Authorization To Substitute a
Claim of a Deceased Claimant); Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through www.Regulations.gov or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-0740'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7479, FAX (202) 632-7583 or email
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0740.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Authorization to Substitute a Claim of a Deceased Claimant,
VA Form 21-0847.
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OMB Control Number: 2900-0740.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21-0847 is used to allow claimants to request
substitutions for a claimant, who passed away, prior to VA processing a
claim to completion. This is only allowed when a claimant dies while a
claim or appeal for any benefit under a law administered by the VA is
pending. The substitute claimant would be eligible to receive accrued
benefits due to a deceased claimant. The substitute claim must be filed
no later than one year after the date of the death of the claimant. By
law, VA must have a claimant's or beneficiary's written permission (an
``authorization'') to be a substitute claimant. The claimant or
beneficiary may revoke the authorization at any time, except if VA has
already acted based on the permission.
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 on July 19, 2012, at page 42554.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Dated: September 21, 2012.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-23651 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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