82 FR 24207 - Veterans' Family, Caregiver, and Survivor Advisory Committee; Notice of Establishment

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 100 (May 25, 2017)

Page Range		24207-24207
FR Document		2017-10721

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 100 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 100 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 24207]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10721]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Family, Caregiver, and Survivor Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Establishment

    As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs hereby gives notice of the 
establishment of the Veterans' Family, Caregiver, and Survivor Advisory 
Committee. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined that 
establishing the Committee is both necessary and in the public 
interest.
    The Committee will advise the Secretary and the Chief Veterans 
Experience Officer on matters related to Veterans families, caregivers, 
and survivors across all generations, relationship and Veteran status; 
and to gain a better understanding of the use of VA care and benefits 
services by Veterans families, the VA seeks to engage Veteran family 
members, Veterans family research experts and Veteran family service 
providers in the consideration of factors that influence access, 
quality and accountability.
    Committee members will be appointed by the Secretary and membership 
will be drawn from various sectors and organizations including but not 
limited to Veteran-focused organizations; military history and academic 
communities; Veteran Service Organizations; Military Service 
Organizations; the National Association of State Directors of Veterans 
Affairs; non-profit, private, and corporate partners; the Federal 
executive branch; research experts; service providers; Veterans' family 
members, caregivers, survivors; and leaders of key stakeholder 
associations and organizations.
    Any member of the public seeking additional information should 
contact Christine Merna, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC, or email 
at [email protected]; or phone at (202) 632-8692.

    Dated: May 22, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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$Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 100 / Thursday, May 25, 2017 / Notices 24207 Failure to do so could result in a $100 (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate relationship and Veteran status; and to penalty for each failure. Completion of of the burden of the collection of gain a better understanding of the use of Form 8867 is one of the due diligence information; (c) ways to enhance the VA care and benefits services by requirements. quality, utility, and clarity of the Veterans families, the VA seeks to Current Actions: There are no changes information to be collected; (d) ways to engage Veteran family members, being made to the form at this time. minimize the burden of the collection of Veterans family research experts and Type of Review: Extension of a information on respondents, including Veteran family service providers in the currently approved collection. through the use of automated collection consideration of factors that influence Affected Public: Business or other for- techniques or other forms of information access, quality and accountability. profit organizations. technology; and (e) estimates of capital Estimated Number of Responses: Committee members will be or start-up costs and costs of operation, 8,368,447. appointed by the Secretary and maintenance, and purchase of services Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 membership will be drawn from various to provide information. hours, 7 minutes. sectors and organizations including but Approved: May 15, 2017. not limited to Veteran-focused Estimated Total Annual Burden Tuawana Pinkston, organizations; military history and Hours: 17,824,793. Supervisory Tax Analyst. academic communities; Veteran Service The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of information covered [FR Doc. 2017–10684 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am] Organizations; Military Service by this notice: BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Organizations; the National Association An agency may not conduct or of State Directors of Veterans Affairs; sponsor, and a person is not required to non-profit, private, and corporate respond to, a collection of information DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS partners; the Federal executive branch; unless the collection of information AFFAIRS research experts; service providers; displays a valid OMB control number. Veterans’ family members, caregivers, Books or records relating to a collection Veterans’ Family, Caregiver, and survivors; and leaders of key of information must be retained as long Survivor Advisory Committee; Notice stakeholder associations and as their contents may become material of Establishment organizations. in the administration of any internal As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the Any member of the public seeking revenue law. Generally, tax returns and Federal Advisory Committee Act, the additional information should contact tax return information are confidential, Department of Veterans Affairs hereby Christine Merna, Designated Federal as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. gives notice of the establishment of the Officer (DFO), Department of Veterans Request for Comments: Comments Veterans’ Family, Caregiver, and Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., submitted in response to this notice will Survivor Advisory Committee. The Washington, DC, or email at be summarized and/or included in the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has Christine.Merna@va.gov; or phone at request for OMB approval. All determined that establishing the (202) 632–8692. comments will become a matter of Committee is both necessary and in the Dated: May 22, 2017. public record. Comments are invited on: public interest. (a) Whether the collection of The Committee will advise the Jelessa M. Burney, information is necessary for the proper Secretary and the Chief Veterans Federal Advisory Committee Management performance of the functions of the Experience Officer on matters related to Officer. agency, including whether the Veterans families, caregivers, and [FR Doc. 2017–10721 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am] information shall have practical utility; survivors across all generations, BILLING CODE P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 May 24, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1$

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 24207