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Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
New (Qualitative Feedback)’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
7485, fax (202) 461–0966 or e-mail
denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New
(Qualitative Feedback).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
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degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register of December 22,
2010 (75 FR 80542).
Below we provide Department of
Veterans Affairs projected average
estimates for the next three years: 1
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 8.
Respondents: 200,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 30
minutes.
Burden hours: 100,000.
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
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–5327 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
Department of Veterans Affairs,
Office Information and Technology,
(Administration Offices).
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of
information collection approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
SUMMARY:
1 The 60-day notice included the following
estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this
generic clearance Federal-wide:
Average Expected Annual Number of activities:
25,000.
Average number of Respondents per Activity:
200.
Annual responses: 5,000,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 30.
Burden hours: 2,500,000.
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the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, Department
of Veterans Affairs will submit a
Generic Information Collection Request
(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery ’’ to OMB
for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
seq.).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
April 8, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
https://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s
OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
New (Qualitative Feedback)’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
7485, fax (202) 461–0966 or e-mail
denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New
(Qualitative Feedback).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
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information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register of December 22,
2010 (75 FR 80542).
Below we provide Department of
Veterans Affairs projected average
estimates for the next three years: 1
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 6.
Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 30
minutes.
Burden hours: 50,000.
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
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–5332 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am]
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1 The 60-day notice included the following
estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this
generic clearance federal-wide:
Average Expected Annual Number of activities:
25,000.
Average number of Respondents per Activity:
200.
Annual responses: 5,000,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 30.
Burden hours: 2,500,000.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0657]
Agency Information Collection
(Conflicting Interests Certification for
Proprietary Schools) Under OMB
Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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; it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 8, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
https://www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s
OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0657’’ in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise McLamb, Records Management
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail
denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0657.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conflicting Interests
Certification for Proprietary Schools
Only, VA Form 22–1919.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0657.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA pays education benefits
to veterans and other eligible person
pursuing approved programs of
education. Employees of VA and State
approving agency enrolled in a
proprietary profit school are prohibit
from owning any interest in the school.
Educational assistance provided to
veterans or eligible person based on
their enrollment in proprietary school
and who are officials authorized to
signed certificates of enrollment are also
prohibit from receiving educational
assistance based on their enrollment.
Propriety schools officials complete VA
SUMMARY:
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Form 22–1919 certifying that the
institution and enrollees do not have
any conflict of interest.
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
December 21, 2010, at pages 80115–
80116.
Affected Public: Business or other for–
profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 105 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
631.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–5328 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0129]
Proposed Information Collection
(Supplemental Disability Report);
Comment Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to this notice.
This notice solicits comments on
information needed to evaluate claims
for disability insurance benefits.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before May 9, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at https://www.Regulations.gov;
or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office Information and
Technology, (Administration Offices).
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery,
Department of Veterans Affairs will submit a Generic Information
Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery '' to OMB
for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501
et. seq.).
DATES: Comments must be submitted April 8, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through https://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-New (Qualitative Feedback)'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, fax (202) 461-0966 or e-mail
denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New
(Qualitative Feedback).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative
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information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address:
the target population to which generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and
clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that
justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods
for assessing potential non-response bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken
prior fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the
results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for
submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in response to the 60-day notice
published in the Federal Register of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542).
Below we provide Department of Veterans Affairs projected average
estimates for the next three years: \1\
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\1\ The 60-day notice included the following estimate of the
aggregate burden hours for this generic clearance federal-wide:
Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 25,000.
Average number of Respondents per Activity: 200.
Annual responses: 5,000,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 30.
Burden hours: 2,500,000.
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Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 6.
Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 30 minutes.
Burden hours: 50,000.
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 Office of Management and Budget control number.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-5332 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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