# Federal Register #2026-20415

VA Debt Management Center seeks OMB review of the PayVA information collection

**Buyer:** Veterans Affairs Department
**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20415

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Debt Management Center (DMC) submitted the PayVA information collection for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review.
- **Notice purpose:** This is an information-collection notice, not a procurement opportunity; no products or procurement services are requested.
- **PayVA function:** The PayVA (Pay Now Enter Info Page) process verifies active DMC debts, collects basic debt information, directs users to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s pay.gov website to make online payments, and receives payment responses from pay.gov for verification.
- **Estimated respondent burden:** 257,266 respondents and 42,878 annual burden hours; responses are occasional and average 10 minutes each.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs or vendors are identified.

### Description

The Debt Management Center (DMC), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will submit the PayVA information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and comment under the Paperwork Reduction Act. PayVA verifies active DMC debts before payment, collects basic debt information, redirects respondents to pay.gov for online payments, and collects pay.gov responses to verify payment. The notice identifies an estimated annual burden of 42,878 hours and 257,266 respondents, with an average response burden of 10 minutes. Comments and recommendations are due by November 5, 2026.

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