82_FR_55712 82 FR 55489 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Individualized Tutorial Assistance

82 FR 55489 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Individualized Tutorial Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)

Page Range55489-55490
FR Document2017-25175

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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. 2900-0171]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for 
Individualized Tutorial Assistance

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 January 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Administration (20M33), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected].
    Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0171 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, VBA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VBA'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

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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. 3019.

    Title: Application for Individualized Tutorial Assistance, VA Form 
22-1990T.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0171.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 22-1990t for Tutorial assistance is a 
supplementary allowance payable on a monthly basis for up to 12 months. 
The student must be training at one-half time or more in a post-
secondary degree program, and must have a deficiency in a unit course 
or subject that is required as part of, or prerequisite to, his or her 
approved program. The student uses VA Form 22-1990t, Application and 
Enrollment Certification for Individualized Tutorial Assistance to 
apply for the supplemental allowance.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 180 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 359.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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                                                    information is necessary for the proper                    OMB Number: 1545–1773.                             DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                    performance of the functions of the                        Rev. Proc. Number: 2014–55.                        AFFAIRS
                                                    agency, including whether the                              Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2002–23
                                                                                                            provides guidance for the application by              [OMB Control No. 2900–0171]
                                                    information shall have practical utility;
                                                    (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate               U.S. citizens and residents of the U.S.—              Agency Information Collection
                                                    of the burden of the collection of                      Canada Income Tax Treaty, as amended                  Activity: Application for Individualized
                                                    information; (c) ways to enhance the                    by the 1995 protocol, in order to defer               Tutorial Assistance
                                                    quality, utility, and clarity of the                    U.S. Income taxes on income accrued in
                                                    information to be collected; (d) ways to                certain Canadian retirement plans. This               AGENCY:  Veterans Benefits
                                                    minimize the burden of the collection of                revenue procedure was superseded by                   Administration, Department of Veterans
                                                    information on respondents, including                   Revenue Procedure 2014–55.                            Affairs.
                                                    through the use of automated collection                    Current Actions: There are no changes              ACTION: Notice.
                                                    techniques or other forms of information                being made to the Rev. Proc. at this
                                                    technology; and (e) estimates of capital                time.                                                 SUMMARY:   The Veterans Benefits
                                                    or start-up costs and costs of operation,                  Type of Review: Extension of a                     Administration (VBA), Department of
                                                    maintenance, and purchase of services                   currently approved collection.                        Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
                                                    to provide information.                                    Affected Public: Business or other for-            opportunity for public comment on the
                                                                                                            profit organizations and individuals.                 proposed collection of certain
                                                      Approved: November 7, 2017.
                                                                                                               Estimated Number of Responses:                     information by the agency. Under the
                                                    L. Brimmer,
                                                                                                            20,000.                                               Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                    Senior Tax Analyst.                                        Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30                  1995, Federal agencies are required to
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–25127 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am]            minutes.                                              publish notice in the Federal Register
                                                    BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                     Estimated Total Annual Burden                      concerning each proposed collection of
                                                                                                            Hours: 10,000.                                        information, including each proposed
                                                                                                               The following paragraph applies to all             extension of a currently approved
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                              of the collections of information covered             collection, and allow 60 days for public
                                                                                                            by this notice:                                       comment in response to the notice.
                                                    Internal Revenue Service
                                                                                                               An agency may not conduct or                       DATES: Written comments and
                                                    Proposed Collection; Comment                            sponsor, and a person is not required to              recommendations on the proposed
                                                    Request for Revenue Procedure 2014–                     respond to, a collection of information               collection of information should be
                                                    55                                                      unless the collection of information                  received on or before January 22, 2018.
                                                                                                            displays a valid OMB control number.                  ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
                                                    AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                 Books or records relating to a collection
                                                    Treasury.                                                                                                     on the collection of information through
                                                                                                            of information must be retained as long               Federal Docket Management System
                                                    ACTION: Notice and request for                          as their contents may become material                 (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
                                                    comments.                                               in the administration of any internal                 Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
                                                                                                            revenue law. Generally, tax returns and               Administration (20M33), Department of
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Internal Revenue Service
                                                                                                            tax return information are confidential,              Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
                                                    (IRS), as part of its continuing effort to
                                                                                                            as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.                        NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
                                                    reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                                                                               Request for Comments: Comments                     nancy.kessinger@va.gov.
                                                    burden, invites the general public and
                                                                                                            submitted in response to this notice will               Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No.
                                                    other Federal agencies to take this
                                                                                                            be summarized and/or included in the                  2900–0171 in any correspondence.
                                                    opportunity to comment on information
                                                                                                            request for OMB approval. All                         During the comment period, comments
                                                    collections, as required by the
                                                                                                            comments will become a matter of                      may be viewed online through FDMS.
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
                                                                                                            public record. Comments are invited on:               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    IRS is soliciting comments concerning
                                                                                                            (a) Whether the collection of                         Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
                                                    Election Procedures and Information
                                                                                                            information is necessary for the proper               5870.
                                                    Reporting with Respect to Interests in
                                                                                                            performance of the functions of the
                                                    Certain Canadian Retirement Plans.                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                                                                                            agency, including whether the
                                                    DATES: Written comments should be                                                                             PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
                                                                                                            information shall have practical utility;
                                                    received on or before January 22, 2018                  (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate             obtain approval from the Office of
                                                    to be assured of consideration.                         of the burden of the collection of                    Management and Budget (OMB) for each
                                                    ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                  information; (c) ways to enhance the                  collection of information they conduct
                                                    to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue                         quality, utility, and clarity of the                  or sponsor. This request for comment is
                                                    Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution                   information to be collected; (d) ways to              being made pursuant to Section
                                                    Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.                       minimize the burden of the collection of              3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for                   information on respondents, including                   With respect to the following
                                                    additional information or copies of the                 through the use of automated collection               collection of information, VBA invites
                                                    Rev. Proc. should be directed to Martha                 techniques or other forms of information              comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
                                                    R. Brinson, at (202) 317–5753 or at                     technology; and (e) estimates of capital              collection of information is necessary
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                                                    Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,                    or start-up costs and costs of operation,             for the proper performance of VBA’s
                                                    1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,                           maintenance, and purchase of services                 functions, including whether the
                                                    Washington, DC 20224, or through the                    to provide information.                               information will have practical utility;
                                                    Internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.                                                                         (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
                                                                                                              Approved: November 6, 2017.                         burden of the proposed collection of
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                      Title: Election Procedures and                        L. Brimmer,                                           information; (3) ways to enhance the
                                                    Information Reporting with Respect to                   Senior Tax Analyst.                                   quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                    Interests in Certain Canadian Retirement                [FR Doc. 2017–25124 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am]          information to be collected; and (4)
                                                    Plans.                                                  BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                ways to minimize the burden of the


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                                                    collection of information on                            information collection and its expected               areas are invited to participate and are,
                                                    respondents, including through the use                  cost and burden and it includes the                   therefore, represented in the study
                                                    of automated collection techniques or                   actual data collection instrument.                    sample. We will also oversample rural
                                                    the use of other forms of information                   DATES: Comments must be submitted on                  communities using zip codes. Finally,
                                                    technology.                                             or before December 21, 2017.                          as we are explicitly interested in under-
                                                       Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3019.                           ADDRESSES: Submit written comments                    represented populations in the larger
                                                                                                            on the collection of information through              Veteran population, we will also
                                                       Title: Application for Individualized                                                                      oversample racial minorities. Our
                                                    Tutorial Assistance, VA Form 22–                        www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
                                                                                                            Information and Regulatory Affairs,                   response rate target for the survey is
                                                    1990T.                                                                                                        ∼30%, which is consistent with other
                                                       OMB Control Number: 2900–0171.                       Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
                                                                                                            VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,                    recent surveys of the Veteran
                                                       Type of Review: Extension of a                                                                             population. After adjusting for
                                                    currently approved collection.                          Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
                                                                                                            electronic mail to oira_submission@                   potentially unusable or ineligible
                                                       Abstract: VA Form 22–1990t for
                                                                                                            omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB                    records (estimated at ∼8%), we predict
                                                    Tutorial assistance is a supplementary
                                                                                                            Control No. 2900–NEW’’ in any                         ∼4,000 will complete the study.
                                                    allowance payable on a monthly basis
                                                                                                            correspondence.                                         An agency may not conduct or
                                                    for up to 12 months. The student must
                                                                                                                                                                  sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                    be training at one-half time or more in                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      respond to a collection of information
                                                    a post-secondary degree program, and                    Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,              unless it displays a currently valid OMB
                                                    must have a deficiency in a unit course                 Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of                control number. The Federal Register
                                                    or subject that is required as part of, or              Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue                  Notice with a 60-day comment period
                                                    prerequisite to, his or her approved                    NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–                 soliciting comments on this collection
                                                    program. The student uses VA Form 22–                   5870 or email cynthia.harvey-pryor@                   of information was published at 82 FR
                                                    1990t, Application and Enrollment                       va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control                 37169 on August 8, 2017, page 37169.
                                                    Certification for Individualized Tutorial               No. 2900–NEW’’ in any correspondence.                   Affected Public: Individuals and
                                                    Assistance to apply for the                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            households.
                                                    supplemental allowance.                                   Authority: Under 38 U.S.C., Part I,                   Estimated Annual Burden:
                                                       Affected Public: Individuals or                      Chapter 5, Section 527.                                 Time 1 Survey: 3,000 hours.
                                                    households.
                                                       Estimated Annual Burden: 180 hours.                     Title: Longitudinal Investigation of                 Time 2 Survey: 3,000 hours.
                                                       Estimated Average Burden per                         Gender, Health and Trauma (LIGHT)                       Time 3 Survey: 3,000 hours.
                                                    Respondent: 30 minutes.                                 Survey.                                                 Estimated Average Burden per
                                                       Frequency of Response: Once                             OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.                      Respondent:
                                                    Annually.                                                  Type of Review: New Collection.                      Time 1 Survey: 45 minutes.
                                                       Estimated Number of Respondents:                        Abstract: The purpose of this study is               Time 2 Survey: 45 minutes.
                                                    359.                                                    to understand the cumulative effects of                 Time 3 Survey: 45 minutes.
                                                                                                            lifetime exposure to trauma and ongoing                 Frequency of Response: Annually.
                                                      By direction of the Secretary.
                                                                                                            exposure to trauma such as community                    Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                    Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,                                                                                           Time 1 Survey: 4,000.
                                                                                                            and intimate partner violence on
                                                    Department Clearance Officer, Office of                                                                         Time 2 Survey: 4,000.
                                                                                                            Veterans’ mental and physical health,
                                                    Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of                                                                        Time 3 Survey: 4,000.
                                                    Veterans Affairs.                                       including its impact on the reproductive
                                                                                                            health of Veterans. To implement this                   By direction of the Secretary.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–25175 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            research, VHA and entities working on                 Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
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                                                                                                            behalf of VHA will conduct a                          Department Clearance Officer, Office of
                                                                                                            nationwide longitudinal survey of                     Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                  Veterans residing in communities with                 Veterans Affairs.
                                                    AFFAIRS                                                 varying levels of crime. Specifically,                [FR Doc. 2017–25177 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            this longitudinal study will involve                  BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
                                                    [OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]                              surveying Veterans regarding their life
                                                                                                            experiences, experiences within their
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           neighborhood, mental health                           DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                    Activity: Longitudinal Investigation of                 symptomatology, physical health,                      AFFAIRS
                                                    Gender, Health and Trauma (LIGHT)                       reproductive health, mental health
                                                    Survey                                                  service use, social support, and coping               [OMB Control No. 2900–0629]
                                                    AGENCY:  Veterans Health                                style three times over the course of
                                                                                                                                                                  Agency Information Collection
                                                    Administration, Department of Veterans                  approximately 1 year. We will contact a
                                                                                                                                                                  Activity: Application for Extended Care
                                                    Affairs.                                                random sample of 14,000 Veterans
                                                                                                                                                                  Services
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         (11,000 female and 3,000 male) between
                                                                                                            the ages of 18 and 45 obtained from VA                AGENCY:  Veterans Health
                                                    SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                       DoD Identity Repository (VADIR) to                    Administration, Department of Veterans
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                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                        invite them to participate in this study,             Affairs.
                                                    1995, this notice announces that the                    with the ultimate goal of achieving a                 ACTION: Notice.
                                                    Veterans Health Administration,                         baseline sample of ∼4,000 Veterans
                                                    Department of Veterans Affairs, will                    (∼3,000 female and ∼1,000 male). Given                SUMMARY:  Veterans Health
                                                    submit the collection of information                    our primary aim to examine the role of                Administration, Department of Veterans
                                                    abstracted below to the Office of                       community violence on outcomes, we                    Affairs (VA), is announcing an
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB) for                         will oversample for residency in high                 opportunity for public comment on the
                                                    review and comment. The PRA                             crime communities using zip codes to                  proposed collection of certain
                                                    submission describes the nature of the                  ensure that individuals living in these               information by the agency. Under the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before January 22, 2018.
ContactCynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461- 5870.
FR Citation82 FR 55489 

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