Agency Information Collection Activity: Community Residential Care Recordkeeping Requirements, 27332 [2017-12309]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12309]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0491]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Community Residential 
Care Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 proposed reinstatement 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 August 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Information and Technology 
(005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420 or email to Cynthia.Harvey-Pryor@va.gov. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0491'' in any correspondence. During 
the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461-
5870.

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(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.

    Authority: 38 CFR 17.63.

    Title: Community Residential Care Recordkeeping Requirements
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0491.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: One of the standards a CRC must meet is the requirement 
that the CRC must maintain records on each resident in a secure place. 
Facility records must include emergency notification procedures and a 
copy of all signed agreements with the resident. 38 CFR 17.63(i). These 
records must be maintained by the CRC, and review and the CRC must make 
those records available for VA inspection upon request. A Medical 
Foster Home is a subtype of CRC and is required to comply with the 
record keeping requirements of 38 CFR 17.63(i). See 38 CFR 17.74(q). In 
addition, the CRC must maintain and make available upon request of the 
approving official, records related to CRC staff requirements, and 
provide that the CRC must have sufficient, qualified staff must be on 
duty and available to care for the resident and ensure the health and 
safety of each resident.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,095 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 730.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-12309 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am]
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