[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 29438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11843]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0365]
Proposed Information Collection (Request for Disinterment)
Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
of a currently approved collection and allow 60 days for public comment
in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the
information needed to determine a claimant entitlement to disinter the
remains of a loved one from or within a national cemetery.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before July 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov;
or to Mechelle Powell, National Cemetery Administration (40D),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420; or email: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control
No. 2900-0365'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mechelle Powell at (202) 461-4114 or
Fax (202) 273-6695.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501--3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being
made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, NCA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of NCA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of NCA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Title: Request for Disinterment, VA Form 40-4970.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0365.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 40-4970 to request removal of
remains from a national cemetery for interment at another location.
Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and final. All
immediate family members of the decedent, including the person who
initiated the interment, (whether or not he/she is a member of the
immediate family) must provide a written consent before disinterment is
granted. VA will accept an order from a court of local jurisdiction in
lieu of VA Form 40-4970.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 55.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 329.
Dated: May 14, 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. 2013-11843 Filed 5-17-13; 8:45 am]
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