60-day FRN 2900-0674 (published)

Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2024 / Notices
Comments received during that period
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continue to remain valid. Those
comments may influence DOT/FHWA’s
decision to terminate or modify a
finding.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Polly E. Trottenberg,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–29489 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0674]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Notice of Disagreement:
Appeal to the Board of Veterans’
Appeals
Board of Veterans’ Appeals,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Board of Veterans’
Appeals (Board), 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: Comments must be received on
or before February 14, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted through www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Sue
Hamlin White, 202–632–5100,
Edna.HamlinWhite@va.gov.
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte,
202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.

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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.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the Board
invites comments on: (1) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the Board’s functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Board’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: Notice of Disagreement (NOD)/
Appeal to the Board of Veterans’
Appeals, VA Form 10182 and VA Form
9.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0674.
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch (Once at this link, you can
enter the OMB Control Number to find
the historical versions of this
Information Collection).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Appellate review of the
denial of VA benefits may only be
initiated by the filing of a Notice of
Disagreement with the Board. 38 U.S.C.
7105(a). A VA Form 10182 Decision
Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice
of Disagreement) is required to initiate
Board review of an appeal in the
modernized review system as
implemented by the Veterans Appeals
Improvement and Modernization Act of
2017 (AMA). The VA Form 9 Appeal to
the Board of Veterans’ Appeals may be

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used to complete a legacy appeal to the
Board. The completed form becomes the
‘‘substantive appeal’’ (or ‘‘formal
appeal’’), which is required by the preAMA version of 38 U.S.C. 7105(a) and
(d)(3) to complete an appeal to the
Board. Additionally, the proposed
information collections allow for
withdrawal of services by a
representative, requests for changes in
hearing dates and methods under 38
U.S.C. 7107, and motions for
reconsideration pursuant to 38 CFR
7103(a).
The Board is requesting to revise the
currently approved OMB Control No.
2900–0674 as there has been a decrease
in the estimated number of respondents
and annual burden. There has been a
decrease in the use of the VA Form 9
Appeal to the Board of Veterans’
Appeals, as the VA Form 10182
Decision Review Request: Board Appeal
(Notice of Disagreement) is required to
initiate Board review of decisions issued
on or after February 19, 2019.
Consequently, the majority of incoming
appeals at the Board are governed by the
AMA; therefore, the estimated number
of respondents who utilize the VA Form
10182 Decision Review Request: Board
Appeal (Notice of Disagreement) has
been adjusted accordingly.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 60,305
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
119,800.
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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