Agency Information Collection (Employment Questionnaire) Activity Under OMB Review

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title: "Agency Information Collection (Employment Questionnaire) Activity Under OMB Review"
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#  Agency Information Collection (Employment Questionnaire) Activity Under OMB Review

**AGENCY:**

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

**DATES:**

Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2014.

**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 *[email protected].* Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0079” in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email *[email protected].* Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0079” in any correspondence.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

*Title:* Employment Questionnaire, VA Forms 21-4140 and 21-4140-1.

*OMB Control Number:* 2900-0079.

*Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection.

*Abstract:* Claimants who are under the age of 60 and receiving individual unemployability compensation at 100 percent rate are required to complete VA Forms 21-4140 and 21-4140-1 certifying that they are still unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation because of a service connected-disability. VA will use the information collected to determine the claimant's continued entitlement to individual unemployability 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 on June 12, 2014, at pages 33813-33814.

*Affected Public:* Individuals or households.

*Estimated Annual Burden:* 10,833 hours.

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:* 5 minutes.

*Frequency of Response:* Annually.

*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 130,000.

By direction of the Secretary.

Dated: August 26, 2014.

Crystal Rennie,

VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.