[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70211-70212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28453]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (NCA Emerging Burial Survey Needs)]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the National Cemetery 
Administration (NCA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 24, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-New (NCA Emerging Burial Survey Needs) in any 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492, FAX (202) 632-7583 or email: 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New (NCA 
Emerging Burial Survey Needs).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: NCA Emerging Burial Survey Needs.
    a. 2012 Veterans Burial Benefits Survey
    b. Focus Group
    c. New and Emerging Burial Practices Study: Structured Interview 
Guide.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (NCA Emerging Burial Survey Needs).
    Type of Review: New data collection.
    Abstract: NCA has over the past several years made significant 
efforts to evaluate its burial program. In 2008, NCA completed the 
first comprehensive evaluation of its burial benefits program, which 
included a nation-wide survey of Veterans that, among other things, 
assessed the reasons that Veterans choose--or do not choose--burial in 
a national cemetery. Although the survey assessed what types of 
interment practices were currently available through NCA and evaluated 
Veterans' preferences for existing interment practices, it did not 
determine Veterans' preferences for interment options that were beyond 
what was currently offered by VA at that time. NCA now seeks to both 
update the their understanding of the Veterans' satisfaction with NCA's 
current services, and to understand what additional internment options 
might be of interest to our Veterans and how they would view the 
inclusion of these options at the national cemeteries or other venues. 
The survey and focus groups will form the basis for review of

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various policies and the performance of follow-on research into 
specific emerging interment options.
    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 on September 13, 2012, at pages 56713-56714.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households
    Estimated Annual Burden:
    a. 2012 Veterans Burial Benefits Survey--3,572 hours.
    b. Focus Group--240 hours.
    c. New and Emerging Burial Practices Study: Structured Interview 
Guide--75 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
    a. 2012 Veterans Burial Benefits Survey--14 minutes.
    b. Focus Group--90 minutes.
    c. New and Emerging Burial Practices Study: Structured Interview 
Guide--90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
    a. 2012 Veterans Burial Benefits Survey--15,307.
    b. Focus Group--160.
    c. New and Emerging Burial Practices Study: Structured Interview 
Guide--50.

    Dated: November 19, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Robert C. McFetridge,
Director, Office of Regulations Policy and Management, Office of the 
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-28453 Filed 11-21-12; 8:45 am]
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