80 FR 47563 - Agency Information Collection-Clarification of a Notice of Disagreement Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 152 (August 7, 2015)

Page Range		47563-47563
FR Document		2015-19479

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA), 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 includes the actual data collection instrument.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0674]


Agency Information Collection--Clarification of a Notice of 
Disagreement Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals (BVA), 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 includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 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-
0674'' in any correspondence.

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. 2900-0674'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Clarification of Notice of Disagreement.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0674.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Appellate review of the denial of Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) benefits is initiated by a claimant, or his/her 
representative, filing a Notice of Disagreement. 38 U.S.C.A. Sec. Sec.  
7105(a), (b)(2). A Notice of Disagreement is a written communication 
that expresses (1) dissatisfaction or disagreement with an adjudicative 
determination by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) and (2) a 
desire to contest the result. 38 U.S.C.A. Sec.  7105; 38 CFR 20.201. No 
special form or wording is required; however, the Notice of 
Disagreement must identify the specific determinations with which the 
claimant disagrees, and must be in terms that can be reasonably 
construed as disagreement with the AOJ's determination and a desire for 
appellate review. Id. If the AOJ receives a written communication 
expressing dissatisfaction or disagreement within one year (or 60 days 
for simultaneously contested claims) of mailing an adverse decision, 
but cannot clearly identify that communication as expressing an intent 
to appeal, or cannot identify which claims the claimant wants to 
appeal, then the AOJ will contact the claimant orally or in writing to 
request clarification of his/her intent. 38 CFR 19.26(b).
    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 8764 on February 18, 2015.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 122,487.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 122,487.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell.
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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VA facility for the receipt of primary information abstracted below to the An agency may not conduct or
care, specialty care, and hospital care Office of Management and Budget sponsor, and a person is not required to
and medical services based on the (OMB) for review and comment. The respond to a collection of information
general severity of the condition of the PRA submission describes the nature of unless it displays a currently valid OMB
veteran. Whenever the wait-times for the information collection and its control number. The Federal Register
the scheduling of such an appointment expected cost and burden and includes Notice with a 60-day comment period
change, the Act also requires the the actual data collection instrument. soliciting comments on this collection
Secretary to publish the revised wait- DATES: Comments must be submitted on of information was published at 80 FR
times on a publicly-accessible Internet or before September 8, 2015. 8764 on February 18, 2015.
Web site of each VA Medical Center not Affected Public: Individuals or
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
later than 30 days after such change and households.
in the Federal Register not later than 90 on the collection of information through
Estimated Annual Burden: 122,487.
days after such change. www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Estimated Average Burden per
VA publishes wait-times for the Information and Regulatory Affairs, Respondent: 1 hour.
scheduling of appointments in each VA Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Frequency of Response: On occasion.
facility for primary care, specialty care, VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., Estimated Number of Respondents:
and mental health services twice each Washington, DC 20503 or sent through 122,487.
month. VA also publishes a Federal electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB By direction of the Secretary.
Register Notice every 90 days to notify
Control No. 2900–0674’’ in any Kathleen M. Manwell.
the public of the availability of this
correspondence. Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
wait-time data. This wait-time data uses
of Privacy and Records Management,
the Veteran’s preferred date or the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Veterans Affairs.
clinically appropriate date for Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records [FR Doc. 2015–19479 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]
scheduling an appointment. Service (005R1B), Department of
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The wait-time data report, which also Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
includes data at the Community-Based NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–
Outpatient Clinic level for all VA 7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
facilities, can be found using the Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– AFFAIRS
following link: http://www.va.gov/ 0674’’ in any correspondence.
health/access-audit.asp. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[OMB Control No. 2900–0002]
Signing Authority Title: Clarification of Notice of Proposed Information Collection:
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or Disagreement. Income, Net Worth and Employment
designee, approved this document and OMB Control Number: 2900–0674. Statement (in Support of Claim for
authorized the undersigned to sign and Type of Review: Revision of a Total Disability Benefits) and
submit the document to the Office of the currently approved collection. Application for Pension
Federal Register for publication Abstract: Appellate review of the
denial of Department of Veterans Affairs AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
electronically as an official document of
(VA) benefits is initiated by a claimant, Administration, Department of Veterans
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
or his/her representative, filing a Notice Affairs.
Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff,
approved this document on August 3, of Disagreement. 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 7105(a), ACTION: Notice; comment request.
2015, for publication. (b)(2). A Notice of Disagreement is a
written communication that expresses SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits
Dated: August 4, 2015. Administration (VBA), Department of
(1) dissatisfaction or disagreement with
William F. Russo, an adjudicative determination by the Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) and opportunity for public comment on the
& Management, U.S. Department of Veterans (2) a desire to contest the result. 38 proposed collection of certain
Affairs. information by the agency. Under the
U.S.C.A. § 7105; 38 CFR 20.201. No
[FR Doc. 2015–19414 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]
special form or wording is required; Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P however, the Notice of Disagreement 1995, Federal agencies are required to
must identify the specific publish notice in the Federal Register
determinations with which the claimant concerning each proposed collection of
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS information, including each proposed
disagrees, and must be in terms that can
AFFAIRS revision of a currently approved
be reasonably construed as
[OMB Control No. 2900–0674] disagreement with the AOJ’s collection, and allow 60 days for public
determination and a desire for appellate comment in response to the notice.
Agency Information Collection— review. Id. If the AOJ receives a written DATES: Written comments and
Clarification of a Notice of communication expressing recommendations on the proposed
Disagreement Under OMB Review dissatisfaction or disagreement within collection of information should be
AGENCY: Board of Veterans’ Appeals, one year (or 60 days for simultaneously received on or before October 6, 2015.
Department of Veterans Affairs. contested claims) of mailing an adverse ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
ACTION: Notice.
decision, but cannot clearly identify that on the collection of information through
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communication as expressing an intent Federal Docket Management System
SUMMARY: In compliance with the to appeal, or cannot identify which (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 claims the claimant wants to appeal, Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice then the AOJ will contact the claimant Administration (20M33), Department of
announces that the Board of Veterans’ orally or in writing to request Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
Appeals (BVA), Department of Veterans clarification of his/her intent. 38 CFR NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
Affairs, will submit the collection of 19.26(b). nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer 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.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 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. 2900-0674'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		80 FR 47563