[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16924-16925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07951]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0790]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application and Reporting
Requirements To Receive Grants
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans
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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 proposed extension of a
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before June 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
(10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0790'' in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 461-6345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, 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 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.
Authority: Public Law 111-163 Section 307.
Title: Application and Reporting Requirements to Receive Grants
under 38 CFR 17.703; VA Form 10-10055, VA Form 10-10056.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0790.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: Section 307 of Title III of the Caregivers and Veterans
Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (section 307) requires VA to
establish a program to provide grants to eligible entities to assist
veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation
services to travel to VA medical centers, and to otherwise assist in
providing transportation services in connection with the provision of
VA medical care to these veterans. Paragraph (a) of section 307
mandates that VA will award grants to eligible entities for these
purposes, and paragraph (b) of section 307 mandates that VA will
establish procedures for evaluating grant applications. This collection
of information is necessary to fulfill VA's obligations under section
307.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 111 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-07951 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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