Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veterans Group Life Insurance

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#  Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veterans Group Life Insurance

**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 by January 8, 2025.

**ADDRESSES:**

To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, please type the following link into your browser: *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-NEW.”

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

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

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

*Title:* Veterans Group Life Insurance, VA Form SGLV 8714.

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

*Type of Review:* New collection.

*Abstract:* This form will be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs Insurance Center (VAIC) to enable a third party to act on behalf of the insured Veteran/beneficiary. Many of our customers are of advanced age or suffer from limiting disabilities and need assistance from a third party to conduct their affairs. The information collected provides an optional service and is not required to receive insurance 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 89 FR 80017, October 1, 2024.

*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.

*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.