In its next revision or extension request for this collection, VA shall consult the VA Privacy Office on whether the routine uses listed in the Privacy Act statement satisfy the requirements of 5 USC 552a(e)(3)(C).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2021
46,500
0
3,100
3,875
0
1,550
171,430
0
36,983
VA Form 21P-530a is used to gather information that is necessary to determine whether a State is eligible for interment allowances for eligible veterans who have been buried in a State Veteran's cemetery. Without this information, VA would be unable to properly determine eligibility and pay benefits.
VBA is revising the form to collect information for a single Veteran. Previously, the information of up to fifteen Veterans could have been collected on the form. This change is being implemented to improve claims processing efficiency, to better protect Veteransâ Personally Identifiable Information, and to improve VBAâs ability to account for payments made to State Veteransâ cemeteries.
This change caused the following:
First, the estimated completion time per response was reduced to five minutes from thirty minutes.
Second, the number of annual responses increased from 3,100 to 46,500.
The combined effect is a change in requested burden hours from to 3,875 from 1,550.
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.