82 FR 60796 - VA New Hampshire Vision 2025 Task Force

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)

Page Range		60796-60796
FR Document		2017-27594

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60796]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27594]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


VA New Hampshire Vision 2025 Task Force

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the VA New Hampshire Vision 2025 
Task Force, which is a subcommittee of the Special Medical Advisory 
Group (SMAG), will meet January 9, 2018 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET and 
January 10, 2018 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, Manchester VA Medical Center, 718 Smyth Road 
Manchester, NH 03104, Building 1, 1st Floor, Training & Education Room. 
There will also be a teleconference line available for those attendees 
unable to attend in person. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the subcommittee is to develop a comprehensive set 
of options and recommendations to develop a future vision of what VA 
must do to best meet the needs of New Hampshire Veterans. The 
recommendations will be reviewed by the SMAG and then those final 
recommendations will be forwarded to the Secretary and Under Secretary 
for Health for decision and action.
    The agenda will include an update on the ongoing VA-led national 
market assessment project and facilitated sessions with task force 
members as they synthesize the various data and focus group inputs from 
the various VA and non-VA support they have received so far. The listen 
only teleconference line is reached by dialing 1-800-767-1750 and then 
entering the access code: 91129#. However, there are a limited number 
of lines. Consequently, if more than one person at an organization 
wants to join, we encourage you to use one phone line to allow other 
organization to listen. Otherwise, you are welcome to join in person. 
No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, the public may submit written 
statements for the Subcommittee's review to Brenda Faas, Designated 
Federal Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs at [email protected], 
or Thomas Pasakarnis, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Department 
of Veterans Affairs at [email protected]. Any member of the 
public wishing to attend the meeting or listen in via the 
teleconference line or seeking additional information should contact 
Mr. Pasakarnis.
    Because the meeting will be held in a federal government building, 
anyone attending must be prepared to show a valid photo government 
issued ID. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting begins for this 
process.

    Dated: December 19, 2017.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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Abstract: The information collection Request for Comments: Comments Secretary for Health for decision and
activity will garner qualitative customer submitted in response to this notice will action.
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, be summarized and/or included in the The agenda will include an update on
timely manner, in accordance with the request for OMB approval. All the ongoing VA-led national market
Administration’s commitment to comments will become a matter of assessment project and facilitated
improving service delivery. By public record. Comments are invited on: sessions with task force members as
qualitative feedback we mean (a) Whether the collection of they synthesize the various data and
information that provides useful information is necessary for the proper focus group inputs from the various VA
insights on perceptions and opinions, performance of the functions of the and non-VA support they have received
but are not statistical surveys that yield agency, including whether the so far. The listen only teleconference
quantitative results that can be information shall have practical utility; line is reached by dialing 1–800–767–
generalized to the population of study. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 1750 and then entering the access code:
This feedback will provide insights into of the burden of the collection of 91129#. However, there are a limited
customer or stakeholder perceptions, information; (c) ways to enhance the number of lines. Consequently, if more
experiences and expectations, provide quality, utility, and clarity of the than one person at an organization
an early warning of issues with service, information to be collected; (d) ways to wants to join, we encourage you to use
or focus attention on areas where minimize the burden of the collection of one phone line to allow other
communication, training or changes in information on respondents, including organization to listen. Otherwise, you
operations might improve delivery of through the use of automated collection are welcome to join in person. No time
products or services. These collections techniques or other forms of information will be allocated at this meeting for
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and technology; and (e) estimates of capital receiving oral presentations from the
actionable communications between the or start-up costs and costs of operation, public. However, the public may submit
Agency and its customers and maintenance, and purchase of services written statements for the
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to provide information. Subcommittee’s review to Brenda Faas,
to contribute directly to the Authority: Pub. L. 104–13. Designated Federal Officer, Department
improvement of program management. of Veterans Affairs at Brenda.Faas@
Feedback collected under this generic Mary Ann Donovan,
va.gov, or Thomas Pasakarnis, Alternate
clearance will provide useful Director, Community Development Financial Designated Federal Officer, Department
information, but it will not yield data Institutions Fund.
of Veterans Affairs at
that can be generalized to the overall [FR Doc. 2017–27565 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am] Thomas.Pasakarnis@va.gov. Any
population. This type of generic BILLING CODE 4810–70–P member of the public wishing to attend
clearance for qualitative information the meeting or listen in via the
will not be used for quantitative teleconference line or seeking additional
information collections that are DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS information should contact Mr.
designed to yield reliably actionable AFFAIRS Pasakarnis.
results, such as monitoring trends over
Because the meeting will be held in
time or documenting program VA New Hampshire Vision 2025 Task
a federal government building, anyone
performance. Such data uses require Force
attending must be prepared to show a
more rigorous designs that address: The
The Department of Veterans Affairs valid photo government issued ID.
target population to which
(VA) gives notice under the Federal Please allow 15 minutes before the
generalizations will be made, the
Advisory Committee Act that the VA meeting begins for this process.
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering), New Hampshire Vision 2025 Task Dated: December 19, 2017.
the precision requirements or power Force, which is a subcommittee of the LaTonya L. Small,
calculations that justify the proposed Special Medical Advisory Group
Federal Advisory Committee Management
sample size, the expected response rate, (SMAG), will meet January 9, 2018 from Officer.
methods for assessing potential non- 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET and January 10,
[FR Doc. 2017–27594 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am]
response bias, the protocols for data 2018 from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET at the
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collection, and any testing procedures Department of Veterans Affairs,
that were or will be undertaken prior Manchester VA Medical Center, 718
fielding the study. Depending on the Smyth Road Manchester, NH 03104, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
degree of influence the results are likely Building 1, 1st Floor, Training & AFFAIRS
to have, such collections may still be Education Room. There will also be a
eligible for submission for other generic teleconference line available for those Rehabilitation Research and
mechanisms that are designed to yield attendees unable to attend in person. Development Service Scientific Merit
quantitative results. The meeting is open to the public. Review Board; Notice of Meetings
Affected Public: Businesses and other The purpose of the subcommittee is to
organizations. develop a comprehensive set of options The Department of Veterans Affairs
Average Expected Annual Number of and recommendations to develop a (VA) gives notice under the Federal
Activities: 10. future vision of what VA must do to best Advisory Committee Act that the
Average Estimated Annual Number of meet the needs of New Hampshire subcommittees of the Rehabilitation
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Respondents: 10,000. Veterans. The recommendations will be Research and Development Service
Responses per Respondent: 1. reviewed by the SMAG and then those Scientific Merit Review Board will meet
Average Minutes per Response: 20. final recommendations will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the dates
Total Burden Hours: 10,000. forwarded to the Secretary and Under indicated below:

Subcommittee Date(s) Location

Research Career Scientists .............................................. February 26, 2018 .............. *VA Central Office.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 60796