VA requires applicants for national cemetery burial to provide information to verify eligibility for burial in a national cemetery, to schedule interment and to provide services requested by the decedentâs family or personal representative. This information is also used for planning and scheduling cemetery services and to provide for specific requests from family members or the personal representative.
VA is responding to the needs of Veterans and their family members to plan for and schedule a burial in a national cemetery. We are streamlining our methods to collect eligibility information and we are using electronic and automated means to verify eligibility, schedule interment and provide for cemetery burial services. VA revised the justification for this information collection activity to reflect an increase of the annual number of responses, now estimated to be 135,000 respondents.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.