Request for Information to Make Direct Payment to Child Reaching Majority (Form Letter 21P-863)
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
03/05/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
20
0
3
0
0
0
Form Letter 21P-863 is used to gather the necessary information to determine a schoolchildâs continued eligibility to VA death benefits and eligibility to direct payment at the age of majority. If the collection were not conducted, VA would have no means of determining a childâs current address, marital status, and school attendance. Without this information, continued entitlement to death benefits and eligibility for direct payment at the age of majority could not be determined, and proper payment would not be made.
No substantive changes were made and the burden did not change. This is a reinstatement only.
US Code:
38 USC 1542
Name of Law: Children of veterans of a period of war
US Code:
38 USC 101(4)
Name of Law: Definitions
US Code:
38 USC 1310
Name of Law: Deaths entitling survivors to dependency and indemnity compensation
US Code:
38 USC 1313
Name of Law: Dependency and indemnity compensation to children
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.