[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44624-44625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17709]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW (Conduct the Point-of-Care Research 
Questionnaire)]


Proposed Information Collection (Conduct the Point-of-Care 
Research Questionnaire); Activities Under OMB Review

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 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 23, 2013.

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 (Conduct the Point of Care Research 
Questionnaire)'' 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 or email: 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW 
(Conduct the Point-of-Care Research Questionnaire).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Conduct the Point-of-Care Research Questionnaire, VA Form 
10-10069.

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    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW (Conduct the Point-of-Care Research 
Questionnaire)
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The data collected on VA Form 10-10069 will be used as a 
grant to evaluate patient and provider attitudes and willingness to 
participate in Point-of-Care Research (POC-R). POC-R is an intermediary 
approach to bridge the gap between clinical trials and observation 
studies. The POC-R provides a potential mechanism for improving the 
breadth and significant of clinical research programs in VA. The 
objectives of this study are twofold: (1) identify the barriers and 
facilitators to adoption of a Point-of-care research innovation program 
by assessing the perceptions and attitudes of patients; and (2) produce 
guidelines for VHA regarding implementation of POC-R.
    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 February 7, 2013 at pages 9108-9109.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.

    Dated: July 18, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-17709 Filed 7-23-13; 8:45 am]
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