82 FR 37169 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Longitudinal Investigation of Gender, Health and Trauma (LIGHT) Survey
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-16680 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 37169] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16680] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-NEW] Agency Information Collection Activity: Longitudinal Investigation of Gender, Health and Trauma (LIGHT) Survey 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 new 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-NEW'' 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: Under 38 U.S.C., Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527. Title: Longitudinal Investigation of Gender, Health and Trauma (LIGHT) Survey. OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW. Type of Review: New Collection. Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand the cumulative effects of lifetime exposure to trauma and ongoing exposure to trauma such as community and intimate partner violence on Veterans' mental and physical health, including its impact on the reproductive health of Veterans. To implement this research, VHA and entities working on behalf of VHA will conduct a nationwide longitudinal survey of Veterans residing in communities with varying levels of crime. Specifically, this longitudinal study will involve surveying Veterans regarding their life experiences, experiences within their neighborhood, mental health symptomatology, physical health, reproductive health, mental health service use, social support, and coping style three times over the course of approximately 1 year. We will contact a random sample of 14,000 Veterans (11,000 female and 3,000 male) between the ages of 18 and 45 obtained from VA DoD Identity Repository (VADIR) to invite them to participate in this study, with the ultimate goal of achieving a baseline sample of ~4,000 Veterans (~3,000 female and ~1,000 male). Given our primary aim to examine the role of community violence on outcomes, we will oversample for residency in high crime communities using zip codes to ensure that individuals living in these areas are invited to participate and are, therefore, represented in the study sample. We will also oversample rural communities using zip codes. Finally, as we are explicitly interested in under-represented populations in the larger Veteran population, we will also oversample racial minorities. Our response rate target for the survey is ~30%, which is consistent with other recent surveys of the Veteran population. After adjusting for potentially unusable or ineligible records (estimated at ~8%), we predict ~4,000 will complete the study. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Estimated Annual Burden: Time 1 Survey: 3,000 hours. Time 2 Survey: 3,000 hours. Time 3 Survey: 3,000 hours. Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: Time 1 Survey: 45 minutes. Time 2 Survey: 45 minutes. Time 3 Survey: 45 minutes. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Number of Respondents: Time 1 Survey: 4,000. Time 2 Survey: 4,000. Time 3 Survey: 4,000. By direction of the Secretary. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality and Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017-16680 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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comments on: (1) Whether the proposed concerning each proposed collection of nationwide longitudinal survey of
collection of information is necessary information, including each proposed Veterans residing in communities with
for the proper performance of VBA’s new collection, and allow 60 days for varying levels of crime. Specifically,
functions, including whether the public comment in response to the this longitudinal study will involve
information will have practical utility; notice. surveying Veterans regarding their life
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the DATES: Written comments and experiences, experiences within their
burden of the proposed collection of recommendations on the proposed neighborhood, mental health
information; (3) ways to enhance the collection of information should be symptomatology, physical health,
quality, utility, and clarity of the received on or before October 10, 2017. reproductive health, mental health
information to be collected; and (4) service use, social support, and coping
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
ways to minimize the burden of the style three times over the course of
on the collection of information through
collection of information on approximately 1 year. We will contact a
Federal Docket Management System
respondents, including through the use random sample of 14,000 Veterans
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
of automated collection techniques or (11,000 female and 3,000 male) between
Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory
the use of other forms of information the ages of 18 and 45 obtained from VA
and Administrative Affairs (10B4),
technology. DoD Identity Repository (VADIR) to
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Authority: Public Law 107–103 and Public invite them to participate in this study,
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
Law 110–181. with the ultimate goal of achieving a
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baseline sample of ∼4,000 Veterans
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(∼3,000 female and ∼1,000 male). Given
Verification of Completion, (VA Form No. 2900–NEW’’ in any correspondence.
our primary aim to examine the role of
22–0840). During the comment period, comments
community violence on outcomes, we
OMB Control Number: 2900–0636. may be viewed online through FDMS.
will oversample for residency in high
Type of Review: Extension of a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: crime communities using zip codes to
currently approved collection. Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345.
Abstract: VA Form 22–0840 allows ensure that individuals living in these
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the areas are invited to participate and are,
VA claimants to certify that they PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
received an accelerated payment and therefore, represented in the study
obtain approval from the Office of sample. We will also oversample rural
how such payment was used. Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Affected Public: Individuals and communities using zip codes. Finally,
collection of information they conduct as we are explicitly interested in under-
households. or sponsor. This request for comment is
Estimated Annual Burden: 1.17 hours. represented populations in the larger
being made pursuant to Section Veteran population, we will also
Estimated Average Burden per
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. oversample racial minorities. Our
Respondent: 5 minutes.
With respect to the following response rate target for the survey is
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
collection of information, VHA invites ∼30%, which is consistent with other
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed recent surveys of the Veteran
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collection of information is necessary population. After adjusting for
By direction of the Secretary. for the proper performance of VHA’s potentially unusable or ineligible
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, functions, including whether the records (estimated at ∼8%), we predict
Department Clearance Officer, Office of information will have practical utility; ∼4,000 will complete the study.
Privacy and Records Management, (2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of
Department of Veterans Affairs. the burden of the proposed collection of Affected Public: Individuals and
[FR Doc. 2017–16682 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] information; (3) ways to enhance the households.
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P quality, utility, and clarity of the Estimated Annual Burden:
information to be collected; and (4) Time 1 Survey: 3,000 hours.
ways to minimize the burden of the
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Time 2 Survey: 3,000 hours.
collection of information on
AFFAIRS respondents, including through the use Time 3 Survey: 3,000 hours.
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] of automated collection techniques or Estimated Average Burden Per
the use of other forms of information Respondent:
Agency Information Collection technology.
Time 1 Survey: 45 minutes.
Activity: Longitudinal Investigation of Authority: Under 38 U.S.C., Part I, Chapter
Gender, Health and Trauma (LIGHT) 5, Section 527.
Time 2 Survey: 45 minutes.
Survey Time 3 Survey: 45 minutes.
Title: Longitudinal Investigation of
AGENCY: Veterans Health Gender, Health and Trauma (LIGHT) Frequency of Response: Annually.
Administration, Department of Veterans Survey. Estimated Number of Respondents:
Affairs. OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: New Collection. Time 1 Survey: 4,000.
ACTION: Notice.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is Time 2 Survey: 4,000.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health to understand the cumulative effects of Time 3 Survey: 4,000.
Administration, Department of Veterans lifetime exposure to trauma and ongoing
Affairs (VA), is announcing an exposure to trauma such as community By direction of the Secretary.
opportunity for public comment on the and intimate partner violence on Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
proposed collection of certain Veterans’ mental and physical health, Department Clearance Officer, Office of
information by the agency. Under the including its impact on the reproductive Quality and Compliance, Department of
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of health of Veterans. To implement this Veterans Affairs.
1995, Federal agencies are required to research, VHA and entities working on [FR Doc. 2017–16680 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
publish notice in the Federal Register behalf of VHA will conduct a 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 October 10, 2017. | |
| Contact | Brian McCarthy at (202) 461-6345. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 37169 |
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