Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for Disinterment
Summary
The VA National Cemetery Administration announces submission of a revised information collection (VA Form 40-4970, OMB Control No. 2900-0365) to OMB for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The form requests removal of remains from national cemeteries for reburial elsewhere. Comments on the proposed collection are due May 18, 2026.
What changed
The VA National Cemetery Administration has submitted a revised information collection for VA Form 40-4970 (Request for Disinterment) to OMB for review. The form is used by claimants to request removal of remains from national cemeteries for interment at another location. The submission revises a currently approved collection under OMB Control No. 2900-0365.
Affected parties include immediate family members of decedents interred in national cemeteries who may seek disinterment, as well as the National Cemetery Administration processing these requests. The collection carries an estimated annual burden of 233 hours across approximately 1,400 respondents (10 minutes per response). This is a routine administrative paperwork requirement under the PRA and does not create substantive new compliance obligations.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates on OMB approval of revised VA Form 40-4970
- Submit comments by May 18, 2026 if affected
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Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for Disinterment
A Notice by the Veterans Affairs Department on 04/16/2026
This document has a comment period that ends in 32 days.
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-07434 (91 FR 20572) Document Headings ###### Department of Veterans Affairs
- [OMB Control No. 2900-0365]
AGENCY:
National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES:
Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by May 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, please type the following link into your browser: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments”, then search the list for the information collection by Title or “OMB Control No. 2900-0365.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, VAPRA@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Disinterment.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0365 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Claimants complete VA Form 40-4970 to request removal of remains from a national cemetery for interment at another location. Interments made in national cemeteries are permanent and final. All immediate family members of the decedent, including the person who initiated the interment, (whether or not he/she is a member of the immediate family) must provide a written consent before disinterment is granted. VA will accept an order from a court of local jurisdiction in lieu of VA Form 40-4970.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at 91 FR 4791, February 02, 2026.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 233 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,400.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Lanea Haynes,
Alternate, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-07434 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
Published Document: 2026-07434 (91 FR 20572)
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