# Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Disinterment
**AGENCY:**
National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the *Federal Register* concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
**DATES:**
Comments must be received on or before April 3, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
Comments must be submitted through *www.regulations.gov*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
*Program-Specific information* : Brian Hurley, 202-957-2093, *[email protected].*
*VA PRA information:* Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, NCA invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of NCA's functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of NCA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology.
*Title:* Request for Disinterment.
*OMB Control Number: 2900-0365.**https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch* (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
*Type of Review:* Revision of a currently approved collection.
*Abstract:* Claimants complete VA Form 40-4970 to request removal of remains from a national cemetery for interment at another location. Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and final. All immediate family members of the decedent, including the person who initiated the interment, (whether or not he/she is a member of the immediate family) must provide a written consent before disinterment is granted. VA will accept an order from a court of local jurisdiction in lieu of VA Form 40-4970.
*Affected Public:* Individuals or households.
*Estimated Annual Burden:* 233 hours.
*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:* 10 minutes.
*Frequency of Response:* On occasion.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 1,400.
*Authority:* 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.*
Lanea Haynes,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt), Office of Information Technology, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.