[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27766]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection (Access to Care Dialysis Pilot 
Survey and Interview); 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 20, 2013.

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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
NEW (Access to Care Dialysis Pilot Survey and Interview).'' 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, 
(Access to Care Dialysis Pilot Survey and Interview).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Access to Care Dialysis Pilot Survey and Interview, VA Form 
10-10067.
    Type of Review: New data collection.
    Abstract: In May of 2012, the GAO published a Report to 
Congressional Requesters titled ``VA DIALYSIS PILOT: Increased 
Attention to Planning, Implementation, and Performance Measurement 
Needed to Help Achieve Goals'' (GAO-12-584, May 23, 2012). The GAO 
report stated four goals of the Dialysis Pilot, and the second goal, 
increased access for veterans, is related to this Information 
Collection (IC). A principal goal of the Dialysis Pilot program for the 
treatment of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is to improve access to 
dialysis care for Veterans. This Access to Care IC will include a 
consideration of the access to care dimensions (e.g., travel distance), 
patient demographic, and socio-economic characteristics associated with 
Veterans' use of the pilot VA-operated free-standing outpatient 
dialysis clinics. This IC will provide an independent assessment and 
analysis of barriers and facilitators that Veterans may experience 
while accessing the pilot freestanding outpatient dialysis clinics. At 
the end of this assessment, a report will be developed that outlines 
the main findings from this IC and recommendations made that will 
inform future employment of free-standing outpatient dialysis clinics.
    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 (Tuesday, August 20, 2013), Vol. 78, No. 
161, on page 1.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50 burden hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 75 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.

    Dated: November 15, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-27766 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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