82 FR 28943 - Agency Information Collection Activity: The Veterans' Outcome Assessment (VOA) (Veteran Survey Interview)
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 28943-28944 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13304 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28943-28944] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13304] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0825] Agency Information Collection Activity: The Veterans' Outcome Assessment (VOA) (Veteran Survey Interview) AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration, 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 proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before August 25, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Information & Technology (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0825'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461- 5870. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, 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. Authority: Public Law 112-239 Sec. 726 Title: a. Veterans Outcome Assessment--Baseline b. Veterans Outcome Assessment--Follow Up OMB Control Number: 2900-0825. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The mental health outcomes information obtained through this new collection will be used by VA leadership, including those in the Offices of Mental Health Operations and Mental Health Services, Network offices, and VA Medical Centers. Such information on Veteran mental health outcomes is crucial to guide resource allocation and programmatic decisions for mental health programs and to intervene effectively to prevent individual adverse outcomes such as suicide, overdose deaths, and morbidities associated with mental illness and to support recovery-oriented treatment designed to improve functioning and reduce symptoms. The data will allow VA policy makers to reliably track national performance on a quarterly basis and to track VISN performance on a yearly basis. These data will reveal trends in outcomes over time and will help in pinpointing programs that are doing well in terms of patient outcomes, so that other programs can emulate their practices, as well as identifying those programs that are performing poorly so that steps can be taken to improve them. Results of the survey will be reported to Congress and will influence decisions on funding. The VOA will thus provide Veterans who are experiencing mental health problems with a direct voice in program evaluation and improvement. Summary data on performance also will be available on a public Web site, as mandated by the NDAA, to provide Veterans and their families with additional information for purposes of managing their mental health treatment and U.S. citizens with information regarding VA's mental health programs [[Page 28944]] and Veterans satisfaction with their care. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Estimated Annual Burden: 11,236 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: .42 hours. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Number of Respondents: 26,752. By direction of the Secretary. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Department Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017-13304 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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classification of trusts formed to collect Approved: June 19, 2017. collection of information is necessary
and disburse amounts for environmental Laurie Brimmer, for the proper performance of VHA’s
remediation of an existing waste site to Senior Tax Analyst. functions, including whether the
discharge taxpayers’ liability or [FR Doc. 2017–13223 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] information will have practical utility;
potential liability under applicable BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of
environmental laws. Section 301.7701– the burden of the proposed collection of
4(e)(2) of the regulation provides that information; (3) ways to enhance the
the trustee of an environmental quality, utility, and clarity of the
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
remediation trust must furnish to each information to be collected; and (4)
AFFAIRS
grantor a statement that shows all items ways to minimize the burden of the
of income, deduction, and credit of the [OMB Control No. 2900–0825] collection of information on
trust for the taxable year attributable to respondents, including through the use
the portion of the trust treated as owned Agency Information Collection of automated collection techniques or
by the grantor. The statement must Activity: The Veterans’ Outcome the use of other forms of information
provide the grantor with the information Assessment (VOA) (Veteran Survey technology.
necessary to take the items into account Interview)
Authority: Public Law 112–239 Sec. 726
in computing the grantor’s taxable AGENCY: Veterans Health
income. Title:
Administration, Department of Veterans a. Veterans Outcome Assessment—
Current Actions: There is no change to Affairs.
this existing regulation. Baseline
Type of Review: Extension of a ACTION: Notice. b. Veterans Outcome Assessment—
currently approved collection. Follow Up
SUMMARY: Veterans Health OMB Control Number: 2900–0825.
Affected Public: Business or other for-
Administration, Department of Veterans Type of Review: Revision of a
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Affairs (VA), is announcing an currently approved collection.
500. opportunity for public comment on the Abstract: The mental health outcomes
Estimated Time per Respondent: 4 proposed collection of certain information obtained through this new
hours. information by the agency. Under the collection will be used by VA
Estimated Total Annual Burden Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of leadership, including those in the
Hours: 2000. 1995, Federal agencies are required to Offices of Mental Health Operations and
The following paragraph applies to all publish notice in the Federal Register Mental Health Services, Network
of the collections of information covered concerning each proposed collection of offices, and VA Medical Centers. Such
by this notice: information, including each proposed information on Veteran mental health
An agency may not conduct or revision of a currently approved outcomes is crucial to guide resource
sponsor, and a person is not required to collection, and allow 60 days for public allocation and programmatic decisions
respond to, a collection of information comment in response to the notice. for mental health programs and to
unless the collection of information DATES: Written comments and intervene effectively to prevent
displays a valid OMB control number. recommendations on the proposed individual adverse outcomes such as
Books or records relating to a collection collection of information should be suicide, overdose deaths, and
of information must be retained as long received on or before August 25, 2017. morbidities associated with mental
as their contents may become material ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
illness and to support recovery-oriented
in the administration of any internal on the collection of information through treatment designed to improve
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and Federal Docket Management System functioning and reduce symptoms. The
tax return information are confidential, (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to data will allow VA policy makers to
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of reliably track national performance on a
Request For Comments: Comments Information & Technology (005R1B), quarterly basis and to track VISN
submitted in response to this notice will Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 performance on a yearly basis. These
be summarized and/or included in the Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC data will reveal trends in outcomes over
request for OMB approval. All 20420 or email to Cynthia.Harvey- time and will help in pinpointing
comments will become a matter of Pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB programs that are doing well in terms of
public record. Comments are invited on: Control No. 2900–0825’’ in any patient outcomes, so that other
(a) Whether the collection of correspondence. During the comment programs can emulate their practices, as
information is necessary for the proper period, comments may be viewed online well as identifying those programs that
performance of the functions of the through FDMS. are performing poorly so that steps can
agency, including whether the be taken to improve them. Results of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information shall have practical utility; survey will be reported to Congress and
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– will influence decisions on funding.
of the burden of the collection of 5870. The VOA will thus provide Veterans
information; (c) ways to enhance the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the who are experiencing mental health
quality, utility, and clarity of the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must problems with a direct voice in program
information to be collected; (d) ways to obtain approval from the Office of evaluation and improvement. Summary
minimize the burden of the collection of Management and Budget (OMB) for each data on performance also will be
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information on respondents, including collection of information they conduct available on a public Web site, as
through the use of automated collection or sponsor. This request for comment is mandated by the NDAA, to provide
techniques or other forms of information being made pursuant to Section Veterans and their families with
technology; and (e) estimates of capital 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. additional information for purposes of
or start-up costs and costs of operation, With respect to the following managing their mental health treatment
maintenance, and purchase of services collection of information, VHA invites and U.S. citizens with information
to provide information. comments on: (1) Whether the proposed regarding VA’s mental health programs
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and Veterans satisfaction with their will submit the collection of Type of Review: Revision of a
care. information abstracted below to the currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Office of Management and Budget Abstract: VA maintains supervision of
households. (OMB) for review and comment. The the distribution and use of VA benefits
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,236 PRA submission describes the nature of paid to fiduciaries on behalf of VA
hours. the information collection and its claimants who are incompetent, a
Estimated Average Burden per expected cost and burden; it includes minor, or under legal disability. This
Respondent: .42 hours. the actual data collection instrument. form is used as a legal contract between
Frequency of Response: Annually. VA and a federal fiduciary. It outlines
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
Estimated Number of Respondents:
or before July 26, 2017. the responsibilities of the fiduciary with
26,752.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments respect to the uses of VA funds.
By direction of the Secretary. An agency may not conduct or
on the collection of information through
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, sponsor, and a person is not required to
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, respond to a collection of information
Privacy and Records Management, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., control number. The Federal Register
[FR Doc. 2017–13304 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] Notice with a 60-day comment period
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
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electronic mail to oira_submission@ soliciting comments on this collection
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB of information was published in FR
Control No. 2900–0319’’ in any Volume 82, No. 76, April 21, 2017, page
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 18833.
AFFAIRS correspondence.
Affected Public: Individuals or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[OMB Control No. 2900–0319] households.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department Estimated Annual Burden: 3,917.
Agency Information Collection Activity
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Estimated Average Burden per
Under OMB Review: Fiduciary
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Respondent: 5 minutes.
Agreement
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- Frequency of Response: One time.
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Estimated Number of Respondents:
Administration, Department of Veterans Control No. 2900–0319’’ in any 47,000.
Affairs. correspondence. By direction of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of U.S.C. 3501–3521. Privacy and Records Management,
1995, this notice announces that the Title: Fiduciary Agreement (VA Form Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans Benefits Administration 21P–4703). [FR Doc. 2017–13303 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, OMB Control Number: 2900–0319. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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| Dates | Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before August 25, 2017. | |
| Contact | Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461- 5870. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 28943 |
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