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OMB Control No: 2900-0747	ICR Reference No: 201309-2900-016
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201209-2900-007
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: 2900-0747 VBA-COMP/P&F-NK
Title: Fully Developed Claims- Applications for Compensation, Pension, DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 12/26/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/19/2013
Terms of Clearance: VA should resubmit this request at the final rule stage.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	104,440	0	104,440
Time Burden (Hours)	43,517	0	43,517
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden is due to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) RIN 2900-AO81, "Standard Claims and Appeals Forms" which proposes to require all claims for benefits to be submitted on an application or form prescribed by the Secretary. VA is proposing to codify its regulations to standardize the use of all VA forms, to include VA Forms 21-526EZ, 21-527EZ and 21-534EZ. Currently, other than for the initial original claim, VA does not require that claimants submit any subsequent claim on a prescribed VA form. Although there is no substantive change in these forms, VA expects a substantial increase in the number of respondents submitting VA Forms 21-526EZ, 21-527EZ, and 21-534EZ on account of VA's electronic claims processing system which uses these forms and expects an increase in the annual number of respondents filing compensation, pension, and death claims in VA's fully developed claim program which requires submission on these forms. The total estimated costs to respondents and the federal government have changed as shown in paragraphs 12 and 14 of this statement.