[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58814-58815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24743]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900--NEW]
Proposed Information Collection (Application for Adaptive Sports
Grant) Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (OPIA),
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 and allow 60 days
for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits
comments on the information needed for the Grants for Adaptive Sports
Programs for disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces (ASG
Program) to provide grant funding to organizations to expand the
quantity and quality of adaptive sport activities for disabled Veterans
and members of the Armed Forces to participate in physical activity
within home communities, and advanced Paralympic and adaptive sport
programs at the regional and national levels.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before November 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov;
or Joshua McCoy, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (002C),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420 or email: [email protected]. Please refer to ``Application for
Adaptive Sports Grant, OMB Control No. 2900--NEW'' in any
correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed
online through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua McCoy at (202) 461-0456.
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
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being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, OPIA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of OPIA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of OPIA'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: Application for Adaptive Sports Grant.
OMB Control Number: 2900--NEW.
Type of Review: New Collection Request.
Abstract: Legal authority for this data collection is found under
38 U.S.C. 521A that authorizes and mandates the collection of data
during the grant application, implementation to include quarterly and
annual reporting, and closeout phases of the adaptive sports grant.
Mandated collection of data allows measurement and evaluation of the
adaptive sports grant program, the goal of which is providing adaptive
sport opportunities for disabled veterans and members of the Armed
Forces.
The information will be used by VA to evaluate multiple criteria to
confirm grantee eligibility, to score grantee proposals according to
application criteria, and to ensure program efficacy and appropriate
use of grant funds. The application information will indicate whether
and to what extent a grant program is likely to be successful in
meeting the program's intent for providing adaptive sports
opportunities for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,133 burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 38 CFR 77 Template: 120
minutes; VA Form 10096: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-24743 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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