83 FR 44695 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: The Veterans' Outcome Assessment (VOA) (Veteran Survey Interview)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

Page Range		44695-44695
FR Document		2018-18911

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0825]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: The 
Veterans' Outcome Assessment (VOA) (Veteran Survey Interview)

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 October 1, 2018.

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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0825'' 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 
cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0825'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Public Law 112-239 Sec. 726.
    Title:
    a. Veterans Outcome Assessment--Baseline.
    b. Veterans Outcome Assessment--Follow Up.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0825.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The mental health outcomes information obtained through 
this new collection will be used by VA leadership, including those in 
the Offices of Mental Health Operations and Mental Health Services, 
Network offices, and VA Medical Centers. Such information on Veteran 
mental health outcomes is crucial to guide resource allocation and 
programmatic decisions for mental health programs and to intervene 
effectively to prevent individual adverse outcomes such as suicide, 
overdose deaths, and morbidities associated with mental illness and to 
support recovery-oriented treatment designed to improve functioning and 
reduce symptoms. The data will allow VA policy makers to reliably track 
national performance on a quarterly basis and to track VISN performance 
on a yearly basis. These data will reveal trends in outcomes over time 
and will help in pinpointing programs that are doing well in terms of 
patient outcomes, so that other programs can emulate their practices, 
as well as identifying those programs that are performing poorly so 
that steps can be taken to improve them. Results of the survey will be 
reported to Congress and will influence decisions on funding. The VOA 
will thus provide Veterans who are experiencing mental health problems 
with a direct voice in program evaluation and improvement. Summary data 
on performance also will be available on a public website, as mandated 
by the NDAA, to provide Veterans and their families with additional 
information for purposes of managing their mental health treatment and 
U.S. citizens with information regarding VA's mental health programs 
and Veterans satisfaction with their care.
    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 28943 on June 26, 2017, pages 28943 
and 28944.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,236 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: .42 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 26,752.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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ADDRESSES: Submit written comments DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS information on Veteran mental health
on the collection of information through AFFAIRS outcomes is crucial to guide resource
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of allocation and programmatic decisions
Information and Regulatory Affairs, [OMB Control No. 2900–0825] for mental health programs and to
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: intervene effectively to prevent
Agency Information Collection Activity
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, individual adverse outcomes such as
Under OMB Review: The Veterans’
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through suicide, overdose deaths, and
Outcome Assessment (VOA) (Veteran
electronic mail to oira_submission@ morbidities associated with mental
Survey Interview)
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB illness and to support recovery-oriented
Control No. 2900–0321’’ in any AGENCY: Veterans Health treatment designed to improve
correspondence. Administration, Department of Veterans functioning and reduce symptoms. The
Affairs. data will allow VA policy makers to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise ACTION: Notice. reliably track national performance on a
Records Service (005R1B), Department quarterly basis and to track VISN
SUMMARY: In compliance with the performance on a yearly basis. These
of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, data will reveal trends in outcomes over
1995, this notice announces that the time and will help in pinpointing
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- Veterans Health Administration,
pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB programs that are doing well in terms of
Department of Veterans Affairs, will patient outcomes, so that other
Control No. 2900–0321’’ in any submit the collection of information
correspondence. programs can emulate their practices, as
abstracted below to the Office of well as identifying those programs that
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Management and Budget (OMB) for are performing poorly so that steps can
44 U.S.C. 3501–21. review and comment. The PRA be taken to improve them. Results of the
Title: Appointment of Veterans submission describes the nature of the survey will be reported to Congress and
Service Organization as Claimant’s information collection and its expected will influence decisions on funding.
Representative (VA Form 21–22) and cost and burden and it includes the The VOA will thus provide Veterans
Appointment of Individual as actual data collection instrument. who are experiencing mental health
Claimant’s Representative (VA Form DATES: Comments must be submitted on problems with a direct voice in program
21–22a). or before October 1, 2018. evaluation and improvement. Summary
OMB Control Number: 2900–0321. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments data on performance also will be
Type of Review: Extension of a on the collection of information through available on a public website, as
currently approved collection. www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of mandated by the NDAA, to provide
Abstract: VA Forms 21–22 and 21– Information and Regulatory Affairs, Veterans and their families with
22a are used to collect the information Office of Management and Budget, Attn: additional information for purposes of
needed to determine whom claimants VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, managing their mental health treatment
have appointed to represent them in the Washington, DC 20503 or sent through and U.S. citizens with information
preparation, presentation, and electronic mail to oira_submission@ regarding VA’s mental health programs
prosecution of claims for VA benefits. omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB and Veterans satisfaction with their
The information is also used to Control No. 2900–0825’’ in any care.
determine the extent of representatives’ correspondence. An agency may not conduct or
access to claimants’ records. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: sponsor, and a person is not required to
An agency may not conduct or Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise respond to a collection of information
sponsor, and a person is not required to Records Service (005R1B), Department unless it displays a currently valid OMB
respond to a collection of information of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont control number. The Federal Register
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, Notice with a 60-day comment period
control number. The Federal Register (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- soliciting comments on this collection
Notice with a 60-day comment period pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB of information was published at 82 FR
soliciting comments on this collection Control No. 2900–0825’’ in any 28943 on June 26, 2017, pages 28943
of information was published at 83 FR correspondence. and 28944.
111, on June 8, 2018, page 26747. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Affected Public: Individuals and
Affected Public: Individuals or Public Law 112–239 Sec. 726. households.
Households. Title: Estimated Annual Burden: 11,236
Estimated Annual Burden: 26,583 a. Veterans Outcome Assessment— hours.
hours. Baseline.
Estimated Average Burden per
Estimated Average Burden per b. Veterans Outcome Assessment—
Respondent: .42 hours.
Respondent: 5 minutes. Follow Up.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0825. Frequency of Response: Annually.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with Estimated Number of Respondents:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
change of a previously approved 26,752.
319,005.
collection.
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By direction of the Secretary: By direction of the Secretary.
Abstract: The mental health outcomes
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, information obtained through this new Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of collection will be used by VA Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of leadership, including those in the Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs. Offices of Mental Health Operations and Veterans Affairs.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before October 1, 2018.
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- 0825'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		83 FR 44695