Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Certificate Showing Residence and Heirs of Deceased Veteran or Beneficiary

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#  Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Certificate Showing Residence and Heirs of Deceased Veteran or Beneficiary

**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 and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to by clicking on the following link *http://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. 2900-0469.”

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, (202) 461-8900, *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

*Title:* Certificate Showing Residence and Heirs of Deceased Veterans of Beneficiary, VA Form 29-541 and VA Form 29-541e.

*OMB Control Number:* 2900-0469 *https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.*

*Type of Review:* Extension of a previously approved collection.

*Abstract:* The form is used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish entitlement to Government Life Insurance proceeds in estate cases when formal administration of the estate is not required. The information on the form is required by law, 38 U.S.C. 1817 and 1950.

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 22478, April 1, 2024.

*Affected Public:* Individuals or Households.

*Estimated Annual Burden:* 1,039.

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:* 30 minutes.

*Frequency of Response:* On occasion.

*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 2,078.

*Authority:* 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.*

Dorothy Glasgow,

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.) Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.