Monetary Allowance for Outer Burial Receptacles

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Veterans Affairs [Docket No. VA-2026-VACO-0001] AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: VA is providing notice of the monetary allowance amount payable for outer burial receptacles (OBR) for qualifying interments in a VA national cemetery or in a VA grant-funded veterans cemetery that occur during calendar year (CY) 2026. The allowance is equal to the average cost of Government-furnished graveliners less any administrative costs associated with processing and paying the allowance. The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties of the average cost of Government-furnished graveliners, associated administrative costs, and the allowance amount payable for qualifying interments that occur in CY 2026. DATES: This allowance amount is effective on January 1, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fatorma Bolay, Senior Budget Analyst of Budget Execution Division, National Cemetery Administration, 202-461-6324. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2306(e) of title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), authorizes VA to provide an OBR for each new grave used for casketed remains in an open VA national cemetery or in a cemetery that is the subject of a grant to a State or Tribal Organization under 38 U.S.C. 2408 . Section 2306(e)(4) authorizes VA to administer this benefit using a voucher system or other system of reimbursement in situations where an OBR is purchased or provided in lieu of a Government-furnished graveliner. VA administers t…