[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52824-52825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20683]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Proposed Information Collection (Bowel and Bladder Care Billing
Form) Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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 new collection, and
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the information needed to evaluate the Bowel and
Bladder Care Billing Form used by caregivers of eligible Veterans to
document time spent providing services related specifically to bowel
and bladder care.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before October 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov;
or to Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Veterans Health Administration (10B4),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420; or email: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-NEW (Bowel and Bladder Care Billing Form)'' in any
correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed
online through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461-5870
or fax (202) 495-5397.
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
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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, VHA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VHA'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.
Titles: Bowel and Bladder Care Billing Form, VA Form 10-10071.
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
Type of Review: New data collection.
Abstract: The information requested on this form is required for
National Non-VA Medical Care Program Office to pay eligible caregivers
for time spent providing eligible Veterans with specifically defined
services such as: bowel and bladder care, showering, shaving, brushing
teeth, dressing, transferring to wheelchair, catheterization,
undressing, transferring to bed, putting away clothes, etc.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7600 burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 12 per year.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3800.
Dated: August 21, 2013.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-20683 Filed 8-23-13; 8:45 am]
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