80 FR 44200 - Proposed Information Collection (Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory) Activity: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 142 (July 24, 2015)

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each extension collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed for Veterans, Veteran Representatives and health care providers to request reimbursement from the federal government for emergency services at a private institution.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44200-44201]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18166]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0730]


Proposed Information Collection (Deployment Risk and Resilience 
Inventory) Activity: Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each extension 
collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed for 
Veterans, Veteran Representatives and health care providers to request 
reimbursement from the federal government for emergency services at a 
private institution.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before September 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; 
or Audrey Revere, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs, 
Veterans Health Administration (10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 
810 Vermont Avenue

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NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0730'' in any correspondence. During the 
comment period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Revere at (202) 461-5694.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VHA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VHA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Titles: Development of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory 
(DRRI)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0730
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Abstract: The need to validate measures for use with the newest 
deployment cohort, including Veterans of the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, has been identified as a critical need by both VA and DoD. 
The current request for a revision to OMB 2900-0730 is responsive to 
this identified need by proposing additional data collection with a 
sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) 
Veterans for the purpose of validating updated scales for assessing 
deployment-related risk and resilience factors that have documented 
implications for PTSD and other mental health problems. The originally 
approved OMB project (VA Form 10-21087) involved collecting data from 
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans 
to further refine and validate updated Deployment Risk and Resilience 
Inventory (DRRI) scales with respect to mental health outcomes. The 
purpose of the present request for a revision to this OMB-approved 
project is to conduct additional data collections with OEF/OIF Veterans 
who participated in the original survey for the purpose of further 
exploring the construct validity of these scales. Specifically, the 
goal of this follow-up study is to examine deployment-related factors 
assessed in the DRRI as they relate to subsequently assessed 
occupational and family outcomes, as well as VA service use. The long-
term goal of this project is to provide a suite of scales that will be 
optimally useful to researchers and clinicians interested in studying 
factors that increase or reduce risk for PTSD and other health problems 
among Veteran and military samples.
    Legal authority for this data collection is found under 38 U.S.C., 
part I, chapter 5, section 527 that authorizes the collection of data 
that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Programs, the goal of which is improved health care 
for veterans.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households,
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,383 burden hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 50 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-18166 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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