Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Fiduciary Bond (38 CFR Part 13)

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#  Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Fiduciary Bond (38 CFR Part 13)

**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 (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 September 22, 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. 2900-0804.”

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, *[email protected]* .

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

*Title:* Fiduciary Bond.

*OMB Control Number:* 2900-0804 (38 CFR part 13). *https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch* .

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

*Abstract:* The VA, through its VBA, administers the Fiduciary Program. The Fiduciary Program provides oversight to VA beneficiaries who, because of injury, disease, the infirmities of advanced age, or minority, cannot manage their VA benefits. Congress authorized the VA to require a prospective fiduciary to obtain a surety bond as part of the certification process. The VA requires fiduciaries to submit proof of adequate bonding with annual accounting to facilitate its oversight responsibility as mandated.  The burden has increased since the previous approval due to the estimated average number of receivables over the past year.

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 90 FR 26097, June 18, 2025.

*Affected Public:* Individuals or Households.

*Estimated Annual Burden:* 167 hours.

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:* 1 minute.

*Frequency of Response:* One time.

*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 10,000.

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

Dorothy Glasgow,

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