82_FR_8580 82 FR 8564 - Agency Information Collection Activity: (Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter (VA Form 26-8736a))

82 FR 8564 - Agency Information Collection Activity: (Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter (VA Form 26-8736a))

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)

Page Range8564-8564
FR Document2017-01747

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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01747]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0253]


Agency Information Collection Activity: (Nonsupervised Lender's 
Nomination and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter (VA Form 26-8736a))

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 revision 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 March 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to 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. 2900-0253'' 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 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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 collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Title: Nonsupervised Lender's Nomination and Recommendation of 
Credit Underwriter
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0253.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Internet based. The standards established by the 
Secretary require that a lender have a qualified underwriter review all 
loans to be closed on an automatic basis to determine that the loan 
meets VA's credit underwriting standards. To determine if the lender's 
nominee is qualified to make such a determination, VA has developed VA 
Form 26-8736a which contains information that VA considers crucial to 
the evaluation of the underwriter's experience. This form will be 
completed by the lender and the lender's nominee for underwriter and 
then submitted to VA for approval.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
VA Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-01747 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am]
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8564 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 16 / Thursday, January 26, 2017 / Notices is to conduct a survey of Veterans to By direction of the Secretary: With respect to the following capture novel predictors of hospital Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, collection of information, VBA invites admission and identify clusters of Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and comments on: (1) Whether the proposed complex patients based on survey- and Records Management, Department of collection of information is necessary claims-based covariates. This study Veterans Affairs. for the proper performance of VBA’s provides the first empirical application [FR Doc. 2017–01752 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am] functions, including whether the of the Cycle of Complexity conceptual BILLING CODE 8320–01–P information will have practical utility; model that the study team developed (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the and recently published, which burden of the proposed collection of postulates that patient complexity DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS information; (3) ways to enhance the represents more than having multiple AFFAIRS quality, utility, and clarity of the chronic conditions. It is critical to [OMB Control No. 2900–0253] information to be collected; and (4) evaluate whether complexity defined on ways to minimize the burden of the the basis of survey-based and claims- Agency Information Collection collection of information on based covariates is more predictive than Activity: (Nonsupervised Lender’s respondents, including through the use diagnosis of multiple chronic conditions Nomination and Recommendation of of automated collection techniques or Credit Underwriter (VA Form 26– the use of other forms of information based on claims data alone. 8736a)) technology. The proposed patient survey is Title: Nonsupervised Lender’s designed to measure a broad range of AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Nomination and Recommendation of self-reported patient factors that Administration, Department of Veterans Credit Underwriter increase Veterans’ risk for being Affairs. OMB Control Number: 2900–0253. admitted to hospital, including life ACTION: Notice. Type of Review: Extension of a stressors, perceived locus of control, currently approved collection. SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits grit, resilience, functional status, social Abstract: Internet based. The Administration (VBA), Department of support and loneliness, sleep problems, standards established by the Secretary Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an symptoms, food insecurity, and patient require that a lender have a qualified opportunity for public comment on the activation. This survey will help us underwriter review all loans to be proposed collection of certain understand, for the first time, the extent closed on an automatic basis to information by the agency. Under the to which self-reported factors can determine that the loan meets VA’s Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of markedly improve prediction of patient credit underwriting standards. To 1995, Federal agencies are required to risk for hospital admission, which may determine if the lender’s nominee is publish notice in the Federal Register help the PACT Demonstration Lab qualified to make such a determination, concerning each proposed collection of Coordinating Center Intelligence VA has developed VA Form 26–8736a information, including each proposed improve its risk prediction models. This which contains information that VA revision of a currently approved project may also identify patient- considers crucial to the evaluation of collection, and allow 60 days for public reported outcomes (PROs) that can be the underwriter’s experience. This form comment in response to the notice. effectively integrated into routine VA will be completed by the lender and the DATES: Written comments and clinical practice, as the VA begins to lender’s nominee for underwriter and recommendations on the proposed then submitted to VA for approval. explore inclusion of PROs into the VA collection of information should be electronic health record. We are Affected Public: Private Sector. received on or before March 27, 2017. Estimated Annual Burden: 500 hours. requesting approval to conduct this ADDRESSES: Submit written comments survey to a nationally representative Estimated Average Burden Per on the collection of information through Respondent: 20 minutes. sample of 10,000 patients who obtain Federal Docket Management System primary care in VA because there are no Frequency of Response: On occasion. (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to Estimated Number of Respondents: extant VA surveys that capture the range Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise of patient factors that we propose to 1,500. Records Service (005R1B), Department collect, which are not available in VA By direction of the Secretary. of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont administrative databases. If we did not Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, capture these patient factors, our risk (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- VA Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and prediction analysis might be incorrect or pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Records Management, Department of biased. Veterans Affairs. Control No. 2900–0253’’ in any correspondence. During the comment [FR Doc. 2017–01747 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Individuals or households. period, comments may be viewed online BILLING CODE 8320–01–P Estimated Annual Burden: through FDMS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PACT: Veteran’s Health and Well- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– Being Survey—2500. AFFAIRS 5870. Estimated Average Burden per SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the [OMB Control No. 2900–0045] Respondent: PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agency Information Collection PACT: Veteran’s Health and Well- 3501–3521), Federal agencies must Activity: (VA Request for Being Survey—30 minutes. obtain approval from the Office of Determination of Reasonable Value Frequency of Response: Annually. Management and Budget (OMB) for each (26–1805 & 26–1805–1)) collection of information they conduct Estimated Annual Responses: or sponsor. This request for comment is AGENCY: Veterans Benefits PACT: Veteran’s Health and Well- being made pursuant to Section Administration, Department of Veterans Being Survey—5,000. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. Affairs. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 March 27, 2017.
ContactCynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461- 5870.
FR Citation82 FR 8564 
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