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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: VHA Homeless Programs,
Project CHALENG (Community
Homelessness Assessment, Local
Education and Networking Groups) for
Veterans.
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW,
(VHA Homeless Programs, Project
CHALENG (Community Homelessness
Assessment, Local Education and
Networking Groups)).
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: In 1993 the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) launched Project
CHALENG (Community Homelessness
Assessment, Local Education and
Networking Groups) for Veterans in
response to Public Law 102–405 which
required VA to make an assessment of
the needs of homeless Veterans in
coordination with other Federal
departments, state and local government
agencies, and nongovernmental agencies
with experience working with homeless
persons. Since 1993, VA has
administered a needs assessment in
accordance with guidance in Public Law
103–446 and Public Law 105–114.
This collection of information is
necessary to ensure that VA and
community partners are developing
services that are responsive to the needs
of local homeless Veterans, in order to
end homelessness and prevent new
Veterans from experiencing
homelessness. Over the years data from
CHALENG has assisted VA in
developing new services for Veterans
such as the Homeless Veteran Dental
Program (HVDP), the expansion of the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development–VA Supportive Housing
(HUD–VASH) Program, the Veterans
Justice Programs and Supportive
Services for Veteran Families (SSVF). In
addition community organizations use
CHALENG data in grant applications to
support services for homeless Veterans;
grant applications are for VA, other
Federal, local government, and
community foundation dollars, which
maximizes community participation in
serving homeless Veterans.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,650
burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,000.
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By direction of the Secretary.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
of Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Policy and Implementation Plan for
Public Access to Scientific
Publications and Digital Data from
Research Funded by the Department of
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This Federal Register Notice
announces an opportunity for public
review and comment on the Policy and
Implementation Plan for Public Access
to Scientific Publications and Digital
Data from Research Funded by the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
DATES: Comments must be received by
VA on or before November 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through https://
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand
delivery to the Director, Regulations
Management (02REG), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026.
Comments should indicate that they are
submitted in response to ‘‘Policy and
Implementation Plan for Public Access
to Scientific Publications and Digital
Data from Research Funded by the
Department of Veterans Affairs.’’ Copies
of comments received will be available
for public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management,
Room 1063B, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Please call
(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free
number) for an appointment. In
addition, during the comment period,
comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management
System at https://www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Puglisi, Ph.D., Executive Director, Office
of Research Oversight (10R), 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington DC
20420, Telephone: 202–632–7676 (this
is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA’s
policy and implementation plan for
increased public access to the results of
its research was developed in response
to White House initiatives on federally
funded scientific research. In its
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February 22, 2013, memorandum, the
White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) directed each
federal agency with over $100 million in
annual expenditures for the conduct of
research and development to develop a
plan to support increased public access
to the results of research funded by the
federal government, including digital
data sets and results published in peerreviewed scholarly publications arising
directly from federally-funded research
(OSTP, Increasing Access to the Results
of Federally Funded Scientific Research,
February 22, 2013).
In implementing policies on public
access to research publications and
digital research data, VA must first
remain cognizant of its ethical and legal
obligations to safeguard the privacy of
Veterans (and VA’s other research
subjects) and the confidentiality of their
private information, while promoting
the highest quality science. VA also
recognizes that Veterans and the public
at large have a substantive interest in
accessing the results of the research that
VA conducts. VA’s responsibility
precludes unlimited public access to
private information about individual
research subjects. With this in mind, VA
has carefully weighed the public
benefits versus the risks of harm to
Veterans and other research subjects in
establishing the requirements.
VA is committed to ensuring that the
final study results, including peerreviewed publications and digital data
from VA-funded scientific research, are
made available to the scientific
community, industry, and the general
public with the fewest constraints
possible, while protecting the privacy of
the Veterans (and others individuals)
about whom research data are obtained
and safeguarding the confidentiality of
their data.
Requirements for public access to
scientific publications will apply to all
peer-reviewed publications reporting
results of research that are either funded
by the VA Office of Research and
Development (ORD) or conducted,
supported, or sponsored by any
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Program Office.
Requirements for public access to
digital data will apply to the final
research data underlying all peerreviewed publications reporting results
of research that is either funded by the
VA ORD or conducted, supported, or
sponsored by any VHA Program Office.
VA proposes to begin sharing digital
research data through controlled public
access mechanisms and move toward
open public access to the extent that the
protection of Veterans’ identifiable
private information can be ensured.
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Availability: Persons with access to
the Internet may obtain the document
at: https://www.va.gov/ORO/Docs/
Guidance/Plan_for_Access_to_Results_
of_VA_Funded_Rsch_02_14_2014.pdf.
Alternatively, the document may be
obtained by mail or by calling ORO at
(202) 632–7676 (this is not a toll-free
number).
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on September
30, 2015, for publication.
Dated: October 1, 2015.
Michael Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015–25448 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
(Evaluation of the Department of
Veterans Affairs Mental Health
Services) Activities Under OMB Review
Veterans Health
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 Health
Administration (VHA), Department of
Veterans Affairs, will submit the
collection of information abstracted
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
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The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden and
includes the actual data collection
instrument.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before November 6, 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 (Evaluation of
the Department of Veterans Affairs
Mental Health Services) 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 (Veterans, Researchers, and IRB
Members Experiences with Recruitment
Restrictions)’’ 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
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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Evaluation of the Department
of Veterans Affairs Mental Health
Services.
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: New Collection
Request.
Abstract: This is a congressionallymandated research study to evaluate
mental health services provided by the
Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
Congress directed the VA to conduct a
survey of veterans with assistance from
the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the
National Academies. Attachment 1
contains the authorizing legislation, the
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013, Section 726.
Following the large number of
deployments and operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan, the number of military
members with mental health problems
has been rising. All Veterans who need
mental health services do not seek them
it or receive them from the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care
system. This study is to assess barriers
to receiving mental health care services
among veterans.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,192
burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 35 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,900.
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. 2015–25431 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Policy and Implementation Plan for Public Access to Scientific
Publications and Digital Data from Research Funded by the Department of
Veterans Affairs
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This Federal Register Notice announces an opportunity for
public review and comment on the Policy and Implementation Plan for
Public Access to Scientific Publications and Digital Data from Research
Funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
DATES: Comments must be received by VA on or before November 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through https://www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand delivery to the Director,
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202)
273-9026. Comments should indicate that they are submitted in response
to ``Policy and Implementation Plan for Public Access to Scientific
Publications and Digital Data from Research Funded by the Department of
Veterans Affairs.'' Copies of comments received will be available for
public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management,
Room 1063B, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 461-4902 (this is
not a toll-free number) for an appointment. In addition, during the
comment period, comments may be viewed online through the Federal
Docket Management System at https://www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Puglisi, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Office of Research Oversight (10R), 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington DC 20420, Telephone: 202-632-7676 (this is not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA's policy and implementation plan for
increased public access to the results of its research was developed in
response to White House initiatives on federally funded scientific
research. In its February 22, 2013, memorandum, the White House Office
of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) directed each federal agency
with over $100 million in annual expenditures for the conduct of
research and development to develop a plan to support increased public
access to the results of research funded by the federal government,
including digital data sets and results published in peer-reviewed
scholarly publications arising directly from federally-funded research
(OSTP, Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific
Research, February 22, 2013).
In implementing policies on public access to research publications
and digital research data, VA must first remain cognizant of its
ethical and legal obligations to safeguard the privacy of Veterans (and
VA's other research subjects) and the confidentiality of their private
information, while promoting the highest quality science. VA also
recognizes that Veterans and the public at large have a substantive
interest in accessing the results of the research that VA conducts.
VA's responsibility precludes unlimited public access to private
information about individual research subjects. With this in mind, VA
has carefully weighed the public benefits versus the risks of harm to
Veterans and other research subjects in establishing the requirements.
VA is committed to ensuring that the final study results, including
peer-reviewed publications and digital data from VA-funded scientific
research, are made available to the scientific community, industry, and
the general public with the fewest constraints possible, while
protecting the privacy of the Veterans (and others individuals) about
whom research data are obtained and safeguarding the confidentiality of
their data.
Requirements for public access to scientific publications will
apply to all peer-reviewed publications reporting results of research
that are either funded by the VA Office of Research and Development
(ORD) or conducted, supported, or sponsored by any Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) Program Office.
Requirements for public access to digital data will apply to the
final research data underlying all peer-reviewed publications reporting
results of research that is either funded by the VA ORD or conducted,
supported, or sponsored by any VHA Program Office. VA proposes to begin
sharing digital research data through controlled public access
mechanisms and move toward open public access to the extent that the
protection of Veterans' identifiable private information can be
ensured.
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Availability: Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the
document at: https://www.va.gov/ORO/Docs/Guidance/Plan_for_Access_to_Results_of_VA_Funded_Rsch_02_14_2014.pdf.
Alternatively, the document may be obtained by mail or by calling
ORO at (202) 632-7676 (this is not a toll-free number).
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L.
Nabors II, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved
this document on September 30, 2015, for publication.
Dated: October 1, 2015.
Michael Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-25448 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am]
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