80 FR 44204 - Agency Information Collection: Applications and Appraisals for Employment for Title 38 Positions and Trainees

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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

Page Range		44204-44205
FR Document		2015-18162

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 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 proposed revised collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information needed to furnish hospital care and medical services to the family members of certain veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune. In order to furnish such care, VA must collect certain information from the family members to ensure that they meet the requirements of the law. The specific hospital care and medical services that VA must provide are for a number of illnesses and conditions connected to exposure to contaminated drinking water while at Camp Lejeune.

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

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0205]


Agency Information Collection: Applications and Appraisals for 
Employment for Title 38 Positions and Trainees

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice; Activities: Under OMB Review.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 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 proposed revised collection, and allow 60 days for public comment 
in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information 
needed to furnish hospital care and medical services to the family 
members of certain veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune. In 
order to furnish such care, VA must collect certain information from 
the family members to ensure that they meet the requirements of the 
law. The specific hospital care and medical services that VA must 
provide are for a number of illnesses and conditions connected to 
exposure to contaminated drinking water while at Camp Lejeune.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before August 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0205, Applications and Appraisals for Employment for Title 38 Positions 
and Trainees'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0205, 
Applications and Appraisals for Employment for Title 38 Positions and 
Trainees'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 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.
    Title: Applications and Appraisals for Employment for Title 38 
Positions and Trainees.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0205.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently existing collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 10-2850 and 2850a through c are applications 
designed specifically to elicit appropriate information about each 
candidate's qualifications for employment with Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) as well as educational and experience. To assure that a 
full evaluation of each candidate's credentials can be made prior to

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employment, the forms require disclosure of details about all licenses 
ever held, Drug Enforcement Administration certification, board 
certification, clinical privileges, revoked certification or 
registration, liability insurance history, and involvement in 
malpractice proceedings.
    The collection of this information is authorized by Title 38, 
United States Code (U.S.C.) 7403, (Veterans' Benefits), which provides 
that appointments of Title 38 employees will be made only after 
qualifications have been satisfactorily verified in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Occupations listed in 38 
U.S.C. 7401(1) and 7401(3) (Appointments in Veterans Health 
Administration), are appointed at a grade and step rate or an 
assignment based on careful evaluation of their education and 
experience.
    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 80 FR 8951 on February 19, 2015.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 136,832 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 25.5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 378,784.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Kathleen M. Manwell,
VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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OMB Control Number: 2900–0018. Affected Public: Not-for profit ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
Type of Review: Revision of a institutions. on the collection of information through
currently approved collection and Estimated Annual Burden: 782 hours. www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
modification to the collection. Estimated Average Burden per Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Abstract: Service organizations are Respondent: 15 minutes for new Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
required to file an application with VA applicants, 10 minutes for VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
to establish eligibility for accreditation recertification, and 30 minutes for Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
for representatives of that organization accreditation cancellation information electronic mail to oira_submission@
to represent benefit claimants before responses. omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
VA. VA Form 21 is completed by Frequency of Response: On occasion. Control No. 2900–0205, Applications
service organizations to establish Estimated Number of Respondents: and Appraisals for Employment for Title
accreditation for representatives, 3,157 (2962 new applicants, 170 38 Positions and Trainees’’ in any
recertify the qualifications of accredited recertification, and 25 accreditation correspondence. During the comment
representatives. cancellation information responses). period, comments may be viewed online
Organizations requesting cancellation through the FDMS.
of a representative’s accreditation based By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
on misconduct or incompetence or
resignation to avoid cancellation of Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records
accreditation based upon misconduct or of Privacy and Records Management, Service (005R1B), Department of
incompetence, are required to inform Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
VA of the specific reason for the [FR Doc. 2015–18163 Filed 7–23–15; 8:45 am] NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–
cancellation request. VA will use the BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov.
information collected to determine Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
whether service organizations 0205, Applications and Appraisals for
representatives continue to meet DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Employment for Title 38 Positions and
regulatory eligibility requirements to AFFAIRS Trainees’’ in any correspondence.
ensure claimants have qualified [OMB Control No. 2900–0205] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
representatives to assist in the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44
preparation, presentation and Agency Information Collection: U.S.C. 3501–3521), Federal agencies
prosecution of their claims for benefits. Applications and Appraisals for must obtain approval from the Office of
VA is modifying the collection to Employment for Title 38 Positions and Management and Budget (OMB) for each
include an optional request to permit Trainees collection of information they conduct
the organization to provide an email or sponsor. This request for comment is
address and phone number in which the AGENCY: Veterans Health being made pursuant to Section
representative may be reached. VA Administration, Department of Veterans 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
believes that the additional contact Affairs. With respect to the following
information pertaining to the ACTION: Notice; Activities: Under OMB collection of information, VHA invites
organization will be helpful in that it Review. comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
provides an additional means of collection of information is necessary
communication between VA and the SUMMARY: The Veterans Health for the proper performance of VHA’s
organization as well as provides an Administration (VHA) is announcing an functions, including whether the
additional way that Veterans and their opportunity for public comment on the information will have practical utility;
family may contact the representative. proposed collection of certain (2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of
The organization may choose to provide information by the agency. Under the the burden of the proposed collection of
a general phone number and email Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of information; (3) ways to enhance the
address for the organization, e.g., 1995, Federal agencies are required to quality, utility, and clarity of the
tampa@vso.com, or the representative’s publish notice in the Federal Register information to be collected; and (4)
individual email address through the concerning each proposed collection of ways to minimize the burden of the
organization and direct phone number, information, including each proposed collection of information on
e.g., johnsmith@vso.com.VA does not revised collection, and allow 60 days for respondents, including through the use
anticipate the modification request will public comment in response to the of automated collection techniques or
result in an additional burden. VA notice. This notice solicits comments on the use of other forms of information
believes that the organizations already information needed to furnish hospital technology.
have the information available to them, care and medical services to the family Title: Applications and Appraisals for
and adding that information to the form members of certain veterans who were Employment for Title 38 Positions and
should not take additional time. This is stationed at Camp Lejeune. In order to Trainees.
supported by the fact that many furnish such care, VA must collect OMB Control Number: 2900–0205.
organizations are already providing the certain information from the family Type of Review: Revision of a
additional contact information. Finally, members to ensure that they meet the currently existing collection.
this request will be optional. requirements of the law. The specific Abstract: VA Forms 10–2850 and
An agency may not conduct or hospital care and medical services that 2850a through c are applications
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sponsor, and a person is not required to VA must provide are for a number of designed specifically to elicit
respond to a collection of information illnesses and conditions connected to appropriate information about each
unless it displays a currently valid OMB exposure to contaminated drinking candidate’s qualifications for
control number. The Federal Register water while at Camp Lejeune. employment with Department of
Notice with a 60-day comment period DATES: Written comments and Veterans Affairs (VA) as well as
soliciting comments on this collection recommendations on the proposed educational and experience. To assure
of information was published on May collection of information should be that a full evaluation of each candidate’s
20, 2015, at 80 FR 29158. received on or before August 24, 2015. credentials can be made prior to

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; Activities: Under OMB Review.
Dates		Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before August 24, 2015.
Contact		Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0205, Applications and Appraisals for Employment for Title 38 Positions and Trainees'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		80 FR 44204