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intent to participate must be made with
Antoinette Ross. For more information
please contact: Antoinette Ross at 1–
888–912–1227 or (202) 317–4110, or
write TAP Office, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room 1509–National
Office, Washington, DC 20224, or
contact us at the Web site: http://
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The committee will be discussing
various issues related to Taxpayer
Communications and public input is
welcome.
Dated: March 15, 2016.
Antoinette Ross,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2016–06237 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0703]

Proposed Information Collection
(Dependent’s Educational Assistance
(DEA) Election Letter) Activity:
Comment Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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 May 20, 2016.
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
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0703 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.

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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
information will have practical utility;
(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: Dependent’s Educational
Assistance (DEA) Election Letter.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0703.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA FL 22–909 is used by
eligible student children and some
dependent spouses to elect the
beginning date of their eligibility period
under the Survivors’ and Dependents’
Educational Assistance (DEA) program.
VA will use the information collected to
determine when to begin their payment.
It is mandatory VA notify the dependent
child of the opportunity to make an
election. It is not mandatory VA provide
spouses the opportunity to make an
election, but they may also elect a
beginning date.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 96 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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–NEW]

Proposed Information Collection—
Status of Loan Account—Foreclosure
or Other Liquidation, VA Form 26–
0971; Activity: Comment Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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 new
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. The
holder of a vendee account which has
been guaranteed by the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) may request VA to
repurchase a loan as provided in 38 CFR
36.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before May 20, 2016.
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
Administrations (20M33), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or
email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’
(Status of Loan Account—Foreclosure or
other Liquidation, VA Form 26–0971)’’
in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through 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
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functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(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: Status of Loan Account—
Foreclosure or other Liquidation.
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: Under 38 CFR 36, the holder
of a delinquent vendee account is
legally entitled to repurchase of the loan
by VA when the loan has been
continuously in default for 3 months
and the amount of the delinquency
equals or exceeds the sum of 2 monthly
installments. When requesting the
repurchase of a loan, the holder uses VA
Form 26–0971.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
of Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016–06275 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am]
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Administration’s Adjudication
Procedures Manual, M21–1, for VA’s
Compensation, Pension, Dependency
and Indemnity Compensation, and
monetary Burial benefits programs, was
electronically available to the public
only in WARMS. WARMS displays
M21–1 content in individual Microsoft
Word documents, currently in excess of
300 documents, making it difficult to
search for information or navigate from
one citation to another.
On April 15, 2015, VA began
providing additional electronic public
access to M21–1 through the KnowVA
Knowledge Base, available at http://
www.knowva.ebenefits.va.gov/. The
M21–1 content found on KnowVA is a
mirror image of the M21–1 content
available to VA employees through
internal servers and is updated
simultaneously when VA updates
M21–1 content on the internal servers.
Moreover, KnowVA is more user
friendly than WARMS, with an intuitive
search engine, keyword search
capability, hyperlinked cross references
to other M21–1 content, and historical
versions of M21–1 content, making it
easier for users to locate information.
Consequently, effective March 28,
2016, VA will remove the duplicative
M21–1 content available through
WARMS and will direct users to
KnowVA for access to the M21–1. VA
will only remove duplicative
M21–1 content that is now available,
content not available in KnowVA will
continue to be available through
WARMS.
Signing Authority

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Veterans Benefits Administration
Web Automated Reference Material
System
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Aimee Benson, Chief of the Procedures
Maintenance Staff, Compensation
Service, at (202) 461–9700 or via email
at M21-1.VBAVACO@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Web
Automated Reference Manual System
(WARMS), available at http://
www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/, provides
public access to Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) benefits policies and
procedures issued in the form of
manuals, directives, and handbooks.
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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 D. Snyder, Interim Chief of Staff,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on March 11,
2016, for publication.
Dated: March 16, 2016.
Michael Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0465]

Agency Information Collection
(Student Verification of Enrollment)
Activity Under OMB Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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 April 20, 2016.
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. 2900–0465’’ 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–
0465.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Student Verification of
Enrollment.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0465.
Type of Review: Revision of an
already approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 22–8979 is used
by students to submit their verification
of enrollment on a monthly basis to
allow for a frequent and periodic release
of payment. Without this information,
VA could not pay benefits based on
proof of attendance and/or change in
enrollment.
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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