State Application for Interment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23 (VA Form 21P-530a)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form VA Form 21P-530a State Application for Interment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23 Form	Modified
2019-20135.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-09-25
SupportingStatement(2900-0565).docx Supporting Statement A	2019-07-23
2019-13994.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-07-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
28752	State Application for Interment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23 Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2900-0565	ICR Reference No: 201906-2900-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201708-2900-011
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-P&F-NK
Title: State Application for Interment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23 (VA Form 21P-530a)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/19/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/28/2019
Terms of Clearance: In its next revision or extension request for this collection, VA shall consult the VA Privacy Office on whether the routine uses listed in the Privacy Act statement satisfy the requirements of 5 USC 552a(e)(3)(C).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2021
Responses	46,500	0	3,100
Time Burden (Hours)	3,875	0	1,550
Cost Burden (Dollars)	171,430	0	36,983

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Abstract: VA Form 21P-530a is used to gather information that is necessary to determine whether a State is eligible for interment allowances for eligible veterans who have been buried in a State Veteran's cemetery. Without this information, VA would be unable to properly determine eligibility and pay benefits.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 2302 Name of Law: Funeral expenses
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 13994	07/01/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 20135	09/18/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State Application for Interment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23	VA Form 21P-530a	State Application for Internment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	46,500	3,100	0	43,400	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,875	1,550	0	2,325	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	171,430	36,983	0	134,447	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: VBA is revising the form to collect information for a single Veteran. Previously, the information of up to fifteen Veterans could have been collected on the form. This change is being implemented to improve claims processing efficiency, to better protect Veterans’ Personally Identifiable Information, and to improve VBA’s ability to account for payments made to State Veterans’ cemeteries. This change caused the following: First, the estimated completion time per response was reduced to five minutes from thirty minutes. Second, the number of annual responses increased from 3,100 to 46,500. The combined effect is a change in requested burden hours from to 3,875 from 1,550.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,386,320

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/28/2019

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