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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0862]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Decision Review
Request: Higher-Level Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, 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 and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.

SUMMARY:

Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0862.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0862’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Public Law 115–55; 38 CFR
3.2601.
Title: Decision Review Request:
Higher-Level Review (VA Form 20–
0996).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0862.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 20–0996, Decision
Review Request: Higher-Level Review is
used by a claimant to formally request
a Higher-Level Review of an initial VA
decision, in accordance with the
Appeals Modernization Act. The
information collected is used by VA to
identify the issues in dispute which the
claimant seeks review of in the Higher-

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Level Review Lane. Additionally, the
information collected is used to
schedule a telephonic informal
conference, when requested.
This is revision to the form. Changes
include significant revisions to the
instructions section to make them easier
to understand. New sections were added
to the form to provide clarify and easier
completion: Claimant’s Identification
Information, Benefit Type, SOC/SSOC
Opt-In from Legacy Appeals System,
and Authorized Representative
Signature. The section on requesting
informal conferences was edited to
make it easier to understand and
complete. Examples were added to the
Issues for Higher-Level Review section.
Formatting changes were made to
simplify the form. Optical character
recognition boxes were added to assist
scanning technology.
There is a decrease in the respondent
burden because the associated control
number originally included two forms
but we are using this revision to
separate the two forms into two control
numbers and only VA Form 20–0996
will remain under the current control
number.
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 85 FR
81287 on December 15, 2020, pages
81287 and 81288.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 23,375
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
85,500 per year.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Decision Review
Request: Supplemental Claim
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.

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ACTION:

Notice.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, 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 and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.

SUMMARY:

Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–NEW.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Public Law 115–55; 38
CFR 3.2501.
Title: Decision Review Request:
Supplemental Claim (VA Form 20–
0995).
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: VA Form 20–0995, Decision
Review Request: Supplemental Claim
will be used by a claimant to formally
request a Supplemental Claim of an
initial VA decision based on new and
relevant evidence, in accordance with
the Appeals Modernization Act. The
information collected will be used by
VA to identify the issues in dispute
which the claimant seeks review of in
the Supplemental Claim Lane.
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 85 FR
80895 on December 14, 2020, page
80895.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 66,250
hours.
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Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:
265,000 per year.

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By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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