82 FR 37167 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)

Page Range		37167-37167
FR Document		2017-16683

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 extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0556]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Living Will and Durable 
Power of Attorney for Health Care

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 extension 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 October 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs 
(10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0556'' in any correspondence. During the 
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 461-6345.

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:  38 U.S.C. 7331.

    Title: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care; 
VA Form 10-0137.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0556.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 10-0137, VA Advance Directive: Durable Power of 
Attorney for Health Care and Living Will, is the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) recognized legal document that permits VA patients to 
designate a health care agent and/or specify preferences for future 
health care. The VA Advance Directive is invoked if a patient becomes 
unable to make health care decisions for him or herself. Use of the VA 
Advance Directive is specified in VHA Handbook 1004.02, Advance Care 
Planning and Management of Advance Directives. Veterans' rights to 
designate a health care agent and specify health care preferences in 
advance are codified in 38 CFR 17.32. This regulation also obligates VA 
to recognize advance directives and to use the information contained 
therein when health care decisions must be made for a patient that has 
lost decision making capacity. Use of advance directives is a well-
established standard within clinical practice in the U.S. Offering the 
opportunity to complete an advance directive and the requirement to 
honor such documents is supported by Joint Commission standards and the 
Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 (applicable to Medicare 
providers.) Use of advance directives is also consistent with the 
health care ethics standard that patients have autonomy in health care 
decision making and have a right to control what is done to them in a 
medical setting.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 343,622.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality and Compliance, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS respondents, including through the use DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS of automated collection techniques or AFFAIRS
the use of other forms of information
[OMB Control No. 2900–0556] [OMB Control No. 2900–0720]
technology.
Agency Information Collection Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7331. Agency Information Collection Activity
Activity: Living Will and Durable Power Under OMB Review: Operation
of Attorney for Health Care Title: Living Will and Durable Power Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi
of Attorney for Health Care; VA Form Freedom Seriously Injured/Ill Service
AGENCY: Veterans Health 10–0137. Member Veteran Worksheet
Administration, Department of Veterans OMB Control Number: 2900–0556.
Affairs. AGENCY: Veterans Benefits
Type of Review: Extension of a
ACTION: Notice. Administration, Department of Veterans
currently approved collection.
Affairs.
SUMMARY: Veterans Health Abstract: VA Form 10–0137, VA ACTION: Notice.
Administration, Department of Veterans Advance Directive: Durable Power of
Affairs (VA), is announcing an Attorney for Health Care and Living SUMMARY: In compliance with the
opportunity for public comment on the Will, is the Department of Veterans Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
proposed collection of certain Affairs (VA) recognized legal document 1995, this notice announces that the
information by the agency. Under the that permits VA patients to designate a Veterans Benefits Administration,
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of health care agent and/or specify Department of Veterans Affairs, will
1995, Federal agencies are required to preferences for future health care. The submit the collection of information
publish notice in the Federal Register VA Advance Directive is invoked if a abstracted below to the Office of
concerning each proposed collection of patient becomes unable to make health Management and Budget (OMB) for
information, including each proposed care decisions for him or herself. Use of review and comment. The PRA
extension of a currently approved the VA Advance Directive is specified submission describes the nature of the
collection, and allow 60 days for public in VHA Handbook 1004.02, Advance information collection and its expected
comment in response to the notice. Care Planning and Management of cost and burden and it includes the
DATES: Written comments and Advance Directives. Veterans’ rights to actual data collection instrument.
recommendations on the proposed designate a health care agent and DATES: Comments must be submitted on
collection of information should be specify health care preferences in or before September 7, 2017.
received on or before October 10, 2017. advance are codified in 38 CFR 17.32. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments This regulation also obligates VA to on the collection of information through
on the collection of information through recognize advance directives and to use www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Federal Docket Management System the information contained therein when Information and Regulatory Affairs,
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to health care decisions must be made for Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory a patient that has lost decision making VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
and Administrative Affairs (10B4), capacity. Use of advance directives is a Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 well-established standard within electronic mail to oira_submission@
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC clinical practice in the U.S. Offering the omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@ opportunity to complete an advance Control No. 2900–0720’’ in any
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control directive and the requirement to honor correspondence.
No. 2900–0556’’ in any correspondence. such documents is supported by Joint
Commission standards and the Patient FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
During the comment period, comments Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
may be viewed online through FDMS. Self Determination Act of 1990
(applicable to Medicare providers.) Use Records Service (005R1B), Department
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
of advance directives is also consistent
Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
with the health care ethics standard that
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the patients have autonomy in health care (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey-
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must decision making and have a right to pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
obtain approval from the Office of control what is done to them in a Control No. 2900–0720’’ in any
Management and Budget (OMB) for each medical setting. correspondence.
collection of information they conduct
Affected Public: Individuals and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section households. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811 Title: Operation Enduring Freedom/
With respect to the following hours. Operation Iraqi Freedom Seriously
collection of information, VHA invites Estimated Average Burden Per Injured/Ill Service Member Veteran
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed Respondent: 30 minutes. Worksheet (VA Form 21–0773).
collection of information is necessary Frequency of Response: Annually. OMB Control Number: 2900–0720.
for the proper performance of VHA’s Type of Review: Extension of a
Estimated Number of Respondents:
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functions, including whether the currently approved collection.
343,622.
information will have practical utility; Abstract: VA Form 21–0773 is a
(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of By direction of the Secretary. checklist for Veterans Service
the burden of the proposed collection of Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Representatives to verify they have
information; (3) ways to enhance the Department Clearance Officer, Office of given information, applications, and/or
quality, utility, and clarity of the Quality and Compliance, Department of referral service to our Operation
information to be collected; and (4) Veterans Affairs. Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
ways to minimize the burden of the [FR Doc. 2017–16683 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] Freedom service members who have at
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before October 10, 2017.
Contact		Brian McCarthy at (202) 461-6345.
FR Citation		82 FR 37167