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BILLING CODE 4910-13-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0666] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Information Regarding Apportionment of Beneficiary's Award AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: 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 must be submitted on or before January 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through *www.Regulations.gov,* or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.* Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0666” in any correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,

(202)461-5870 or email *cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov.* Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0666” in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Authority:* 44 U.S.C. 3501-21. *Title:* Information Regarding Apportionment of Beneficiary's Award (VA Form 21-0788). *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0666. *Type of Review:* Re-instatement of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* VA Form 21-0788 is used to collect the information that is necessary to determine whether an apportionment may be authorized and the reasonable amount that may be awarded. Without this collection of information, VA would be unable to properly authorize apportionments of compensation and pension benefits. 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 82 FR 192 on October 5, 2017, pages 46614 and 46615. *Affected Public:* Individuals or Households. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 12,500 hours. *Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:* 30 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* One time. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 25,000. By direction of the Secretary. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017-26757 Filed 12-11-17; 8:45 am]

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