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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 179 / Monday, September 20, 2021 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0012]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application for Cash
Surrender or Policy Loan
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, 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.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before November 19,
2021.
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. 2900–0012’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
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. 2900–0012’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, 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.
SUMMARY:

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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.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Application for Cash Surrender
or Policy Loan (VA Form 29–1546).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0012.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: The Application for Cash
Surrender or Policy Loan solicits
information needed from Veterans to
apply for cash surrender value or policy
loan on his/her insurance. The
information on this form is required by
law, 38 U.S.C. 1906 and 1944, 38 CFR
6.115, 6.116, 6.117, 8.27, 6.100, 6.101
and 8.28.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4939
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Upon request.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
29,636.
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
Advisory Committee on Disability
Compensation, Amended Notice of
Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal

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Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2, that a virtual meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Disability Compensation
(Committee), which was previously
scheduled for Tuesday, September 28,
2021; has been rescheduled to begin and
end on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time. The virtual meeting is open to the
public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on the maintenance and periodic
readjustment of the VA Schedule for
Rating Disabilities.
The Committee is to assemble and
review relevant information relating to
the nature and character of disabilities
arising during service in the Armed
Forces, provide an ongoing assessment
of the effectiveness of the rating
schedule, and give advice on the most
appropriate means of responding to the
needs of Veterans relating to disability
compensation.
The agenda will include review and
discussion of the 2020 Biennial Report
and report recommendation training.
No time will be allocated at this
virtual meeting for receiving oral
presentations from the public. The
public may submit 1–2 page summaries
of their written statements for the
Committee’s review. Public comments
may be received no later than October
26, 2021, for inclusion in the official
meeting record. Please send these
comments to Sian Roussel of the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Compensation Service at sian.roussel@
va.gov.
Members of the public who wish to
obtain a copy of the agenda should
contact Sian Roussel at Sian.Roussel@
va.gov and provide his/her name,
professional affiliation, email address
and phone number. The call-in number
for those who would like to attend the
meeting is 1–404–397–1596; access
code: 199 738 1753.
Dated: September 14, 2021.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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