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VA facility for the receipt of primary
care, specialty care, and hospital care
and medical services based on the
general severity of the condition of the
veteran. Whenever the wait-times for
the scheduling of such an appointment
change, the Act also requires the
Secretary to publish the revised waittimes on a publicly-accessible Internet
Web site of each VA Medical Center not
later than 30 days after such change and
in the Federal Register not later than 90
days after such change.
VA publishes wait-times for the
scheduling of appointments in each VA
facility for primary care, specialty care,
and mental health services twice each
month. VA also publishes a Federal
Register Notice every 90 days to notify
the public of the availability of this
wait-time data. This wait-time data uses
the Veteran’s preferred date or the
clinically appropriate date for
scheduling an appointment.
The wait-time data report, which also
includes data at the Community-Based
Outpatient Clinic level for all VA
facilities, can be found using the
following link: http://www.va.gov/
health/access-audit.asp.
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff,
approved this document on August 3,
2015, for publication.
Dated: August 4, 2015.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy
& Management, U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0674]

Agency Information Collection—
Clarification of a Notice of
Disagreement Under OMB Review
Board of Veterans’ Appeals,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

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

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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 includes
the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0674’’ 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 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0674’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Clarification of Notice of
Disagreement.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0674.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Appellate review of the
denial of Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) benefits is initiated by a claimant,
or his/her representative, filing a Notice
of Disagreement. 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 7105(a),
(b)(2). A Notice of Disagreement is a
written communication that expresses
(1) dissatisfaction or disagreement with
an adjudicative determination by the
agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) and
(2) a desire to contest the result. 38
U.S.C.A. § 7105; 38 CFR 20.201. No
special form or wording is required;
however, the Notice of Disagreement
must identify the specific
determinations with which the claimant
disagrees, and must be in terms that can
be reasonably construed as
disagreement with the AOJ’s
determination and a desire for appellate
review. Id. If the AOJ receives a written
communication expressing
dissatisfaction or disagreement within
one year (or 60 days for simultaneously
contested claims) of mailing an adverse
decision, but cannot clearly identify that
communication as expressing an intent
to appeal, or cannot identify which
claims the claimant wants to appeal,
then the AOJ will contact the claimant
orally or in writing to request
clarification of his/her intent. 38 CFR
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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 80 FR
8764 on February 18, 2015.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 122,487.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
122,487.
By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell.
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
of Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0002]

Proposed Information Collection:
Income, Net Worth and Employment
Statement (in Support of Claim for
Total Disability Benefits) and
Application for Pension
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice; comment request.
AGENCY:

The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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
revision of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before October 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
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‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0002’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
FAX (202) 632–8925.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–21), 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, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
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(2) the accuracy of VBA’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: Income, Net Worth and
Employment Statement (In Support of
Claim for Total Disability Benefits)
(21P–527) and Application for Pension
(21P–527EZ).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0002.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P–527 is
necessary to obtain current
employment, dependency, and family
income and net worth information
entitlement to disability pension. VA

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disability pension benefits are not
payable without this information. VA
Form 527EZ is the prescribed form for
disability pension claims, respectively,
claimed under the Fully Developed
Claim (FDC) Program.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 84,708
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 60 minutes for 21P–527
and 25 minutes for 21P–527EZ.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
118,197.
By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
of Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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