Information Collection Budget/Paperwork Reduction Act
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, CFR 5 Part 1320, federal agencies are required to report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) information being requested from the public. The Information Collection Budget (ICB) request process was designed to reduce unnecessary collections and minimize the public burden. Veterans Affairs (VA) collects only information that is actually needed to administer benefits and services to veterans.
Collection of information includes any requirement or request for persons to obtain, maintain, retain, report, or publicly disclose information. VA must obtain an approval from the OMB to collect any information from the public whether by form or electronic media. If VA decides to collect information, it must prepare an Information Collection Request (ICR), OMB Form 83-I, and submit it to OMB for approval. An ICR explains the reason the information is being collected, the way in which such information will be used, who will need to respond, an estimated burden hour the respondent will need to search and submit the information, the nature and extent of confidentiality, whether the response is voluntary, required to obtain benefit, or mandatory, and that VA may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. Information collections that are subject to OMB review under the PRA but have not been reviewed and cleared through OMB may not be undertaken.
General Contacts
VA’s active collections are located at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. For further information, please contact E-Gov Office at (202) 565-8090..
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