[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 6849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02025]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0737]
Agency Information Collection (eBenefits Portal) Activity under
OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of Information and Technology, 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. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Office of
Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs, has
submitted 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 March 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through 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. 2900-0737'' 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) 632-7492, FAX (202) 632-7583 or email
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0737.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: eBenefits Portal.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0737.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The eBenefits portal, a joint project between the VA and
DoD, is intended to serve as a single point of entry for benefits
information. Users include members of the armed forces, veterans,
wounded warriors, family members, delegates, and caregivers. Users
wishing to access the full functionality of the eBenefits portal will
register for a single sign-on credential that will ultimately be shared
by other VA and DoD portals. The eBenefits portal allows authenticated
users to create profiles for themselves so they can see a customized
view of their homepage, receive personalized alerts, view a calendar of
appointments, view content related to their benefits, and opt into
other individualized features. Profiles will initially be populated
with data from the existing Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting
database, but will also offer users the option to indicate preferences
and individual details that will enable the portal to deliver
personalized information.
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 November 13, 2012, at page 67738.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 55,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,650,000.
Dated: January 25, 2013.
By direction of the Secretary.
William F. Russo,
Deputy Director, Office of Regulations Policy and Management, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-02025 Filed 1-30-13; 8:45 am]
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