Proposed Information Collection: From War to Home: Improving Patient-Centered Care and Promoting Empathy for “Operation Enduring Freedom” and “Operation Iraqi Freedom” (OEF/OIF) Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration Patient Aligned Care Team Demo Lab VISN 4, 46107 [2015-18921]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 46107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18921]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Proposed Information Collection: From War to Home: Improving 
Patient-Centered Care and Promoting Empathy for ``Operation Enduring 
Freedom'' and ``Operation Iraqi Freedom'' (OEF/OIF) Veterans in the 
Veterans Health Administration Patient Aligned Care Team Demo Lab VISN 
4

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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Activity:  Under OMB Review.

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 new collection, and 
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice 
solicits comments on the information needed to evaluate the project 
aims to enhance PACT implementation by evaluating the effects of the VA 
PACT initiative and by test new, innovative strategies for patient care 
that can be spread if proven effective.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before September 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900--
NEW (Audience Feedback Questionnaire--PACT Demo Lab VISN 4)'' in any 
correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed 
online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
crystal.rennie@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW 
(Audience Feedback Questionnaire--PACT Demo Lab VISN 4)'' in any 
correspondence.

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: From War to Home: Improving Patient-Centered Care and 
Promoting Empathy for OEF/OIF Veterans in the VHA--PACT Demo Lab VISN 
4, VA Form 10-10130.
    OMB Control Number: 2900--NEW.
    Type of Review: New data collection.
    Abstract: This project is being conducted under the auspices of the 
VISN 4 Demonstration Lab, which was funded by Patient Care Services to 
assess the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model of care for Veterans. 
There is considerable interest in and urgency to implement the PACT 
model--reflecting both a desire to improve health care for Veterans and 
to sustain the VA's leadership in health care quality. CEPACT aims to 
contribute to these goals by evaluating the effects of the VA PACT 
initiative and by testing new, innovative strategies for patient care 
that can be spread if proven effective.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 83 burden hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.
    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 at 80 FR 4336, January 27, 2015.

    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. 2015-18921 Filed 7-31-15; 8:45 am]
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