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(c) A VA employee in his or her
individual capacity where DoJ has
agreed to represent the employee; or
(d) The United States, where VA
determines that litigation is likely to
affect the agency or any of its
components
is a party to such proceedings or has an
interest in such proceedings, and VA
determines that use of such records is
relevant and necessary to the
proceedings.
6. Contractors

To contractors, grantees, experts,
consultants, students, and others
performing or working on a contract,
service, grant, cooperative agreement, or
other assignment for VA, when
reasonably necessary to accomplish an
agency function related to the records.
7. EEOC

8. FLRA

To the Federal Labor Relations
Authority (FLRA) in connection with
the investigation and resolution of
allegations of unfair labor practices, the
resolution of exceptions to arbitration
awards when a question of material fact
is raised, matters before the Federal
Service Impasses Panel, and the
investigation of representation petitions
and the conduct or supervision of
representation elections.
9. MSPB

To the Merit Systems Protection
Board (MSPB) in connection with
appeals, special studies of the civil
service and other merit systems, review
of rules and regulations, investigation of
alleged or possible prohibited personnel
practices, and such other functions
promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206,
or as authorized by law.

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10. NARA

To the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) in records
management inspections conducted
under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906 or other
functions authorized by laws and
policies governing NARA operations
and VA records management
responsibilities.

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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:

HISTORY:

Records are maintained in/records are
stored in the Child Care Records
Management System (CCRMS) in an
electronic format.

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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:

Records are retrieved by use of
individual names and may also be crossreferenced to social security numbers or
other personal identifying numbers.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:

Records in this system are retained
and disposed of in accordance with the
schedule approved by the Archivist of
the United States, Records Control
Schedule VHA RCS 3075.12.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:

When the system is not in use by an
authorized person with a valid Personal
Identification Verification (PIV/Smart
Card), the system will not allow access.
Electronic records are secured and
require the employee’s Personal
Identification Verification (PIV/Smart
Card) to access, and the system will selflock within 5–7 minutes of no-activity
within the system.

To the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in
connection with investigations of
alleged or possible discriminatory
practices, examination of Federal
affirmative employment programs, or
other functions of the Commission as
authorized by law.

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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking information on
the existence and content of records in
this system pertaining to them should
contact the system manager in writing
as indicated above. A request for access
to records must contain the requester’s
full name, address, telephone number,
signed by the requester, and a
description of the records sought in
sufficient detail to enable VA personnel
to locate them with a reasonable amount
of effort.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking to contest or
amend records in this system pertaining
to them should contact the system
manager in writing as indicated above.
A request to contest or amend records
must state clearly and concisely what
record is being contested, the reasons
for contesting it, and the proposed
amendment to the record.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Generalized notice is provided by the
publication of this notice. For specific
notice, see Record Access Procedure,
above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0740]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Request for
Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of
Claimant
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,
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.
DATES: Comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice by clicking on the following link
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open
for Public Comments’’, then search the
list for the information collection by
Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0740.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte,
202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Substitution of
Claimant Upon Death of Claimant.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0740
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch.
Type of Review: Revision of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P–0847, will be
used to allow claimants to request a
substitution for a claimant who passed
away prior to VA processing a claim to
completion. This is only allowed when
a claimant dies while a claim or appeal
for any benefit under a law
administered by the VA is pending. The
substitute claimant would be eligible to
receive accrued benefits due to a
deceased claimant under Section
5121(a). The substitute claim must be
filed no later than one year after the
SUMMARY:

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claimant’s death date. By law, VA must
have a claimant’s or beneficiary’s
written permission (an ‘‘authorization’’)
to be a substitute claimant. The claimant
or beneficiary may revoke the
authorization at any time, except if VA
has already acted based on the
permission.
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 89 FR
65721, August 12, 2024.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,200
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,000.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY:

Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA).
Notice of a modified matching
program.

ACTION:

This is an 18-month reestablishment computer matching
agreement (CMA) with the Defense
Manpower Data Center (DMDC),
Department of Defense (DoD) and the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),
Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA), regarding Veterans who are in
drilling status and also in receipt of
compensation or pension benefits. The
purpose of this CMA is to re-establish
the agreement between VA, Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA) and the
DoD, Defense Manpower Data Center
(DMDC). DoD will disclose information
about individuals who are in drill pay
status. VBA will use this information as
a match for recipients of Compensation
and Pension benefits for adjustments of
awards.
DATES: Comments on this matching
program must be received no later than
November 18, 2024. If no public
comment is received during the period

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allowed for comment or unless
otherwise published in the Federal
Register by VA, the new agreement will
become effective a minimum of 30 days
after date of publication in the Federal
Register. If VA receives public
comments, VA shall review the
comments to determine whether any
changes to the notice are necessary. This
matching program will be valid for 18
months from the effective date of this
notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted through www.Regulations.gov
or mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, (005R1A),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments
should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ‘‘CMA 89 Drill Pay’’.
Comments received will be available at
regulations.gov for public viewing,
inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Delonda Garmon (VBA), Program
Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs,
1800 G Street NW, Washington, DC
2006, 202–461–9700,
Delonda.Garmon2@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
agreement continues an arrangement for
a periodic computer-matching program
between the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA) as the
matching recipient agency and the
Department of Defense (DoD), Defense
Manpower Data Center (DMDC) as the
matching source agency. This agreement
sets forth the responsibilities of VBA
and DoD with respect to information
disclosed pursuant to this agreement
and takes into account both agencies’
responsibilities under the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988, as amended, and
the regulations promulgated thereunder,
including computer matching portions
of a revision of OMB Circular No. A–
130, 65 FR 77677 dated December 12,
2000.
Participating Agencies: The United
States Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA) as the matching recipient agency
and the Department of Defense (DoD),
Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
as the matching source agency.
Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program: The legal authority
for conducting the matching program for
use in the administration of VA’s
Compensation and Pension Benefits
Programs is contained in 38 U.S.C.
5304(c), Prohibition Against Duplication
of Benefits, which precludes pension,
compensation, or retirement pay on
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any period for which he receives active
duty pay. The law (10 U.S.C. 12316)
prohibits the receipt of reserve pay and
DVA compensation for the same time
period, however, it does permit waiver
of DVA compensation to draw reserve
pay.’’
Purpose(s): The purpose of this
matching program between VBA and
DoD is to identify those Veterans and
VA beneficiaries who are in receipt of
certain VA benefit payments and are in
drilling status. VBA has the obligation
to reduce or suspend compensation and
pension benefit payments to veterans
who are in drilling status. VBA will use
the DoD records provided in the match
to update the master records of veterans
and VA beneficiaries receiving benefits
and to adjust their VA benefits,
accordingly, if needed.
Categories of Individuals:
1. Veterans who have applied for
compensation for service-connected
disability under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11.
2. Veterans who have applied for
nonservice-connected disability under
38 U.S.C. chapter 15.
3. Veterans entitled to burial benefits
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 23.
4. Surviving spouses and children
who have claimed pensions based on
nonservice-connected death of a veteran
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15.
5. Surviving spouses and children
who have claimed death compensation
based on service-connected death of a
veteran under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11.
6. Surviving spouses and children
who have claimed dependency and
indemnity compensation for serviceconnected death of a veteran under 38
U.S.C. chapter 13.
7. Parents who have applied for death
compensation based on serviceconnected death of a veteran under 38
U.S.C. chapter 11.
8. Parents who have applied for
dependency and indemnity
compensation for service-connected
death of a veteran under 38 U.S.C.
chapter 13.
9. Individuals who applied for
educational assistance benefits
administered by VA under title 38 of the
U.S. Code.
10. Individuals who applied for
educational assistance benefits
maintained by the Department of
Defense under title 10 of the U.S. Code
that are administered by VA.
11. Veterans who apply for training
and employers who apply for approval
of their programs under the provisions
of the Emergency Veterans’ Job Training
Act of 1983, Public Law 98–77.
12. Any VA employee who generates
or finalizes adjudicative actions using
the Benefits Delivery Network (BDN) or

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