8320-01
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0666]
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: Information
Regarding Apportionment of Beneficiary’s Award
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, 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 by clicking on the following link
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. 2900–0666.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900, vacopaperworkreduact@va.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information Regarding Apportionment of Beneficiary’s Award (VA Form 21-0788).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0666 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 21-0788 is used to collect the information that is necessary to
determine whether an apportionment may be authorized and the reasonable amount that
may be awarded. Without this collection of information, VA would be unable to properly
authorize apportionments of compensation and pension benefits. No changes have been
made to this form. The respondent burden has increased due to the estimated number of
receivables averaged 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 89 FR 35307, May 1, 2024.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,045 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,090 per year.
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.

[FR Doc. 2024-14860 Filed: 7/5/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/8/2024]