82 FR 40065 - Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 162 (August 23, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 162 (August 23, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 40065] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17780] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Executive Committee of the VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) National Advisory Committee (NAC) will meet October 18- 19, 2017, at the Fleet Reserve Association National Headquarters, First Floor Meeting Room, 125 North West Street, Alexandria, Virginia. On October 18, 2017, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. On October 19, 2017, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 12:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The Committee, comprised of fifty-four major Veteran, civic, and service organizations, advises the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for Health, on the coordination and promotion of volunteer activities and strategic partnerships within VA health care facilities, in the community, and on matters related to volunteerism and charitable giving. The Executive Committee consists of 20 representatives from the NAC member organizations. On October 18, agenda topics will include: NAC goals and objectives; review of minutes from the April 19, 2017, Executive Committee meeting; VAVS update on the Voluntary Service program's activities; VHA update, update on strategic partnerships; Parke Board update; evaluations of the 2017 NAC annual meeting; review of membership criteria and process; and plans for 2018 NAC annual meeting (to include workshops and plenary sessions). On October 19, agenda topics will include: Subcommittee reports; review of standard operating procedures; review of Fiscal Year 2017 organization data; 2019 NAC annual meeting plans; and any new business. No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral presentations from the public. However, the public may submit written statements for the Committee's review to Mrs. Sabrina C. Clark, Designated Federal Officer, Voluntary Service Office (10B2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or email at [email protected]. Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking additional information should contact Mrs. Clark at (202) 461-7300. Dated: August 17, 2017. Jelessa M. Burney, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-17780 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the of the Veterans’ electronic health record on the coordination and promotion of
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must data. volunteer activities and strategic
obtain approval from the Office of Affected Public: Individuals and partnerships within VA health care
Management and Budget (OMB) for each households. facilities, in the community, and on
collection of information they conduct Estimated Annual Burden: matters related to volunteerism and
or sponsor. This request for comment is Baseline Survey: 333,334 hours. charitable giving. The Executive
being made pursuant to Section Lifestyle Survey: 750,000 hours. Committee consists of 20
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. Estimated Average Burden per representatives from the NAC member
With respect to the following Respondent: organizations.
collection of information, VHA invites Baseline Survey: 20 minutes. On October 18, agenda topics will
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed Lifestyle Survey: 45 minutes. include: NAC goals and objectives;
collection of information is necessary Frequency of Response: Annually. review of minutes from the April 19,
for the proper performance of VHA’s Estimated Number of Respondents: 2017, Executive Committee meeting;
functions, including whether the Baseline Survey: 100,000. VAVS update on the Voluntary Service
information will have practical utility; Lifestyle Survey: 100,000. program’s activities; VHA update,
(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of By direction of the Secretary. update on strategic partnerships; Parke
the burden of the proposed collection of Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Board update; evaluations of the 2017
information; (3) ways to enhance the Department Clearance Officer, Office of NAC annual meeting; review of
quality, utility, and clarity of the Quality and Compliance, Department of membership criteria and process; and
information to be collected; and (4) Veterans Affairs. plans for 2018 NAC annual meeting (to
ways to minimize the burden of the [FR Doc. 2017–17812 Filed 8–22–17; 8:45 am] include workshops and plenary
collection of information on BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
sessions).
respondents, including through the use On October 19, agenda topics will
of automated collection techniques or include: Subcommittee reports; review
the use of other forms of information DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS of standard operating procedures;
technology. AFFAIRS review of Fiscal Year 2017 organization
Authority: Code of Federal data; 2019 NAC annual meeting plans;
Regulations Title 38, Part 16. Voluntary Service National Advisory and any new business.
Title: Committee, Notice of Meeting No time will be allocated at this
Baseline Survey: meeting for receiving oral presentations
The Department of Veterans Affairs from the public. However, the public
Lifestyle Survey: (VA) gives under the Federal Advisory may submit written statements for the
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. Committee Act that the Executive Committee’s review to Mrs. Sabrina C.
Type of Review: New Collection. Committee of the VA Voluntary Service Clark, Designated Federal Officer,
Abstract: Designed as a cohort study, (VAVS) National Advisory Committee Voluntary Service Office (10B2A),
MVP establishes an ongoing partnership (NAC) will meet October 18–19, 2017, at Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
with Veteran study participants who the Fleet Reserve Association National Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
give their informed consent to share Headquarters, First Floor Meeting 20420, or email at Sabrina.Clark@
data with the researchers iteratively Room, 125 North West Street, VA.gov. Any member of the public
over time by authorizing access to Alexandria, Virginia. On October 18, wishing to attend the meeting or seeking
electronic health record data, providing 2017, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. additional information should contact
bio specimens for further analysis and/ and end at 4:30 p.m. On October 19, Mrs. Clark at (202) 461–7300.
or providing self-reported data through 2017, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.
personal logs, surveys, and fitness and adjourn at 12:00 p.m. The meeting Dated: August 17, 2017.
trackers. The information collected from is open to the public. Jelessa M. Burney,
Veterans using the MVP baseline and The Committee, comprised of fifty- Federal Advisory Committee Management
lifestyle survey instruments as part of four major Veteran, civic, and service Officer.
the MVP cannot be obtained through organizations, advises the Secretary, [FR Doc. 2017–17780 Filed 8–22–17; 8:45 am]
other research methods, such as review through the Under Secretary for Health, BILLING CODE P
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