[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44200-44201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18166]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0730]
Proposed Information Collection (Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory) 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 extension
collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed for
Veterans, Veteran Representatives and health care providers to request
reimbursement from the federal government for emergency services at a
private institution.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before September 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov;
or Audrey Revere, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs,
Veterans Health Administration (10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue
[[Page 44201]]
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email: [email protected]. Please refer
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0730'' in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Revere at (202) 461-5694.
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 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: Development of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory
(DRRI)
OMB Control Number: 2900-0730
Type of Review: Extension.
Abstract: The need to validate measures for use with the newest
deployment cohort, including Veterans of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, has been identified as a critical need by both VA and DoD.
The current request for a revision to OMB 2900-0730 is responsive to
this identified need by proposing additional data collection with a
sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF)
Veterans for the purpose of validating updated scales for assessing
deployment-related risk and resilience factors that have documented
implications for PTSD and other mental health problems. The originally
approved OMB project (VA Form 10-21087) involved collecting data from
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans
to further refine and validate updated Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory (DRRI) scales with respect to mental health outcomes. The
purpose of the present request for a revision to this OMB-approved
project is to conduct additional data collections with OEF/OIF Veterans
who participated in the original survey for the purpose of further
exploring the construct validity of these scales. Specifically, the
goal of this follow-up study is to examine deployment-related factors
assessed in the DRRI as they relate to subsequently assessed
occupational and family outcomes, as well as VA service use. The long-
term goal of this project is to provide a suite of scales that will be
optimally useful to researchers and clinicians interested in studying
factors that increase or reduce risk for PTSD and other health problems
among Veteran and military samples.
Legal authority for this data collection is found under 38 U.S.C.,
part I, chapter 5, section 527 that authorizes the collection of data
that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of
Veterans Affairs Programs, the goal of which is improved health care
for veterans.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households,
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,383 burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 50 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-18166 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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