80 FR 65875 - Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs; Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 207 (October 27, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 207 (October 27, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 65875-65876] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27241] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that a meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs will be held on November 17-18, 2015, in Room 530 at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on both days, and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on November 17 and at 12 noon on November 18. This meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on VA's prosthetics programs designed to provide state-of-the- art prosthetics and the associated rehabilitation research, development, and evaluation of such technology. The Committee also provides advice to the Secretary on special-disabilities programs, which are defined as any program administered by the Secretary to serve Veterans with spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual impairments, loss of extremities or loss of function, deafness or hearing impairment, and other serious incapacities in terms of daily life functions. On November 17, the Committee will receive briefings on Advisory Committee Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Polytrauma System of Care, Clinical Orthotists and Prosthetists, Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders, Eye Care (Optometry and Ophthalmology), and VA Library Orientation. On November 18, the Committee will receive a briefing on Workforce Planning. [[Page 65876]] No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the public; however, members of the public may direct questions or submit written statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting to Mr. Larry N. Long, Designated Federal Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services (10P4RR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or by email at [email protected]. Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be presented at the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance process. Therefore, you should allow an additional 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting should contact Mr. Long at (202) 461-7354. Dated: October 22, 2015. Rebecca Schiller, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-27241 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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(2) (G), 1710(a) (3), and 1710(b) identify announces that the Veterans Benefits Estimated Average Burden per
those veterans whose basic eligibility for Administration (VBA), Department of Respondent: Online Survey—50 hours,
medical care benefits is dependent upon Veterans Affairs, will submit the Focus Groups—108 hours.
their financial status. Eligibility for collection of information abstracted Frequency of Response: Annually.
nonservice-connected and zero percent below to the Office of Management and
noncompensable service-connected Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Estimated Number of Respondents:
veterans is determined based on the The PRA submission describes the 254.
veteran’s inability to defray the nature of the information collection and By direction of the Secretary.
expenses for necessary care as defined its expected cost and burden; it includes Kathleen M. Manwell,
in 38 U.S.C. 1722. This determination the actual data collection instrument.
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
can affect their responsibility to DATES: Comments must be submitted on of Privacy and Records Management,
participate in the cost of their care or before November 27, 2015. Department of Veterans Affairs.
through copayments and their
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments [FR Doc. 2015–27207 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am]
assignment to an enrollment priority
on the collection of information through BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
group. The goal of this match is to
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
obtain SSA earned income information
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
data needed for the income verification
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
process. The VA records involved in the
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., AFFAIRS
match are ‘‘Enrollment and Eligibility
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
Records—VA’’ (147VA16). The SSA
electronic mail to oira_submission@ Advisory Committee on Prosthetics
records are from the Earnings Recording
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB and Special-Disabilities Programs;
and Self-Employment Income System,
Control No. 2900–NEW (NCA: Legacy Notice of Meeting
SSA/OEEAS 60–0059 and Master Files
(Historic Resources Education Program
of Social Security Number Holders and
Research))’’ in any correspondence. The Department of Veterans Affairs
SSN Applications, SSA/OEEAS, 60–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (VA) gives notice under the Federal
0058, (referred to as ‘‘the Numident’’). A
copy of this notice has been sent to both Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
Houses of Congress and OMB. Service (005R1B), Department of 2, that a meeting of the Federal
This matching agreement expires 18 Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and
months after its effective date. This NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– Special-Disabilities Programs will be
match will not continue past the 7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov. held on November 17–18, 2015, in
legislative authorized date to obtain this Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– Room 530 at VA Central Office, 810
information. NEW (NCA: Legacy (Historic Resources Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
Education Program Research))’’.’’ 20420. The meeting will convene at 8:30
Signing Authority: The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a.m. on both days, and will adjourn at
document and authorized the undersigned to Title: NCA Legacy (Historic Resources 4:30 p.m. on November 17 and at 12
sign and submit the document to the Office Education Program Research), VA Form noon on November 18. This meeting is
of the Federal Register for publication 40–10166 Online Survey/Focus Groups. open to the public.
electronically as an official document of the OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. The purpose of the Committee is to
Nabors II, Chief of Staff, approved this
Type of Review: New collection. advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
document on October 8, 2015, for Abstract: VA Survey Form 40–10166 on VA’s prosthetics programs designed
publication. and Focus Group interviews will be to provide state-of-the-art prosthetics
used to collect information from and the associated rehabilitation
Dated October 13, 2015.
academic and non-academic research, development, and evaluation
Kathleen M. Manwell,
stakeholders. These audiences include,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of such technology. The Committee also
but are not limited to middle school and
of Privacy and Records Management, provides advice to the Secretary on
high school students and teachers,
Department of Veterans Affairs. special-disabilities programs, which are
university students and professors,
[FR Doc. 2015–27245 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am]
historic associations, veterans defined as any program administered by
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associations, libraries, and organizations the Secretary to serve Veterans with
that serve amateur genealogists. The spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual
program will increase public access to impairments, loss of extremities or loss
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS of function, deafness or hearing
historic resources in national cemeteries
AFFAIRS impairment, and other serious
and, in doing so it will also increase
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] public awareness of the legacy of the incapacities in terms of daily life
sacrifices of our nation’s veterans. An functions.
Proposed Information Collection (NCA: agency may not conduct or sponsor, and On November 17, the Committee will
Legacy (Historic Resources Education a person is not required to respond to receive briefings on Advisory
Program Research)); Activity Under a collection of information unless it Committee Management, Physical
OMB Review displays a currently valid OMB control Medicine and Rehabilitation,
AGENCY: National Cemetery number. The Federal Register Notice Polytrauma System of Care, Clinical
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Administration, Department of Veterans with a 60-day comment period soliciting Orthotists and Prosthetists, Spinal Cord
Affairs. comments on this collection of Injury and Disorders, Eye Care
ACTION: Notice.
information was published at 80 FR 148
(Optometry and Ophthalmology), and
on August 3, 2015.
VA Library Orientation. On November
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Affected Public: Individuals or
18, the Committee will receive a briefing
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 households.
on Workforce Planning.
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice Estimated Annual Burden: 158 hours.
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No time will be allocated for receiving Prosthetic Services (10P4RR), minutes before the meeting begins. Any
oral presentations from the public; Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 member of the public wishing to attend
however, members of the public may Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC the meeting should contact Mr. Long at
direct questions or submit written 20420, or by email at lonlar@va.gov. (202) 461–7354.
statements for review by the Committee Because the meeting is being held in a Dated: October 22, 2015.
in advance of the meeting to Mr. Larry government building, a photo I.D. must Rebecca Schiller,
N. Long, Designated Federal Officer, be presented at the Guard’s Desk as a Committee Management Officer.
Veterans Health Administration, Patient part of the clearance process. Therefore, [FR Doc. 2015–27241 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am]
Care Services, Rehabilitation and you should allow an additional 15 BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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