82 FR 48747 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 201 (October 19, 2017)

Page Range		48747-48747
FR Document		2017-22689

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0556]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of 
information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0556'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0556'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    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.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published at 82 FR 151 on August 8, 2017, page 37167.
    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, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-22689 Filed 10-18-17; 8:45 am]
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5700 or by email at grant.huang@va.gov. OMB Control Number: 2900–0556. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Those wishing to submit written Type of Review: Extension of a AFFAIRS
comments may send them to Dr. Huang currently approved collection. [OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]
at the same address and email. Abstract: VA Form 10–0137, VA
Dated: October 16, 2017. Advance Directive: Durable Power of Agency Information Collection
LaTonya L. Small, Attorney for Health Care and Living Activity: VA Disaster Resilience Survey
Federal Advisory Committee Management Will, is the Department of Veterans of Community Dwelling Veterans
Officer. Affairs (VA) recognized legal document AGENCY: Veterans Health
[FR Doc. 2017–22679 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] that permits VA patients to designate a Administration, Department of Veterans
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P health care agent and/or specify Affairs.
preferences for future health care. The
ACTION: Notice.
VA Advance Directive is invoked if a
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS patient becomes unable to make health SUMMARY: Veterans Health
AFFAIRS care decisions for him or herself. Use of Administration, Department of Veterans
the VA Advance Directive is specified Affairs (VA), is announcing an
[OMB Control No. 2900–0556]
in VHA Handbook 1004.02, Advance opportunity for public comment on the
Agency Information Collection Activity Care Planning and Management of proposed collection of certain
Under OMB Review: Living Will and Advance Directives. Veterans’ rights to information by the agency. Under the
Durable Power of Attorney for Health designate a health care agent and Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
Care specify health care preferences in 1995, Federal agencies are required to
advance are codified in 38 CFR 17.32. publish notice in the Federal Register
AGENCY: Veterans Health This regulation also obligates VA to concerning each proposed collection of
Administration, Department of Veterans recognize advance directives and to use information, including each proposed
Affairs. the information contained therein when extension of a currently approved
ACTION: Notice. health care decisions must be made for collection, and allow 60 days for public
a patient that has lost decision making comment in response to the notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the capacity. Use of advance directives is a DATES: Written comments and
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of well-established standard within recommendations on the proposed
1995, this notice announces that the clinical practice in the U.S. Offering the collection of information should be
Veterans Health Administration, opportunity to complete an advance received on or before December 18,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will directive and the requirement to honor 2017.
submit the collection of information such documents is supported by Joint
abstracted below to the Office of ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
Commission standards and the Patient
Management and Budget (OMB) for Self Determination Act of 1990 on the collection of information through
review and comment. The PRA (applicable to Medicare providers.) Use Federal Docket Management System
submission describes the nature of the of advance directives is also consistent (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
information collection and its expected with the health care ethics standard that Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory
cost and burden and it includes the patients have autonomy in health care and Administrative Affairs (10B4),
actual data collection instrument. decision making and have a right to Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
control what is done to them in a Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
medical setting. 20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@
or before November 20, 2017.
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments An agency may not conduct or No. 2900–NEW’’ in any correspondence.
on the collection of information through sponsor, and a person is not required to During the comment period, comments
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of respond to a collection of information may be viewed online through FDMS.
Information and Regulatory Affairs, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: control number. The Federal Register
Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345.
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@ of information was published at 82 FR PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 151 on August 8, 2017, page 37167. obtain approval from the Office of
Control No. 2900–0556’’ in any Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Affected Public: Individuals and collection of information they conduct
correspondence. households. or sponsor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811 With respect to the following
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise hours. collection of information, VHA invites
Records Service (005R1B), Department Estimated Average Burden per comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Respondent: 30 minutes. collection of information is necessary
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Frequency of Response: Annually. for the proper performance of VHA’s
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- functions, including whether the
pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Estimated Number of Respondents:
information will have practical utility;
Control No. 2900–0556’’ in any 343,622.
(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of
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correspondence. By direction of the Secretary. the burden of the proposed collection of
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, information; (3) ways to enhance the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Department Clearance Officer, Office of quality, utility, and clarity of the
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7331. Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of information to be collected; and (4)
Title: Living Will and Durable Power Veterans Affairs. ways to minimize the burden of the
of Attorney for Health Care; VA Form [FR Doc. 2017–22689 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] collection of information on
10–0137 BILLING CODE 8320–01–P respondents, including through the use

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before November 20, 2017.
Contact		Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900- 0556'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		82 FR 48747