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Rebecca Schiller,
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0730]
Agency Information Collection
(Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory) Activities Under OMB
Review
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
SUMMARY:
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(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.
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 December 10,
2015.
DATES:
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. 2900–0730 (Deployment
Risk and Resilience Inventory)’’ 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–
0730 (Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory) in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Public Law 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.
ADDRESSES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Titles: Development of the
Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory (DRRI).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0730.
Type of Review: Revision of an
approved collection.
Abstract: The need to validate
measures for use with the newest
deployment cohort, including Veterans
of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has
been identified as a critical need by both
VA and DoD. The current request for a
revision to OMB 2900–0730 is
responsive to this identified need by
proposing additional data collection
with a sample of Operation Enduring
Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
(OEF/OIF) Veterans for the purpose of
validating updated scales for assessing
deployment-related risk and resilience
factors that have documented
implications for PTSD and other mental
health problems. The originally
approved OMB project (VA Form 10–
21087) involved collecting data from
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation
Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans to
further refine and validate updated
Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory (DRRI) scales with respect to
mental health outcomes. The purpose of
the present request for a revision to this
OMB-approved project is to conduct
additional data collections with OEF/
OIF Veterans who participated in the
original survey for the purpose of
further exploring the construct validity
of these scales. Specifically, the goal of
this follow-up study is to examine
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deployment-related factors assessed in
the DRRI as they relate to subsequently
assessed occupational and family
outcomes, as well as VA service use.
The long-term goal of this project is to
provide a suite of scales that will be
optimally useful to researchers and
clinicians interested in studying factors
that increase or reduce risk for PTSD
and other health problems among
Veteran and military samples.
Legal authority for this data collection
is found under 38 U.S.C., Part I, Chapter
5, Section 527 that authorizes the
collection of data that will allow
measurement and evaluation of the
Department of Veterans Affairs
Programs, the goal of which is improved
health care for veterans.
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
44200 on July 24, 2015.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,383
burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 50 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,000.
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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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AGENCY:
Dated: November 5, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0730]
Agency Information Collection (Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory) Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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. The PRA submission describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and
burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before December 10, 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-
0730 (Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory)'' 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. 2900-0730
(Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory) in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Development of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory
(DRRI).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0730.
Type of Review: Revision of an approved collection.
Abstract: The need to validate measures for use with the newest
deployment cohort, including Veterans of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, has been identified as a critical need by both VA and DoD.
The current request for a revision to OMB 2900-0730 is responsive to
this identified need by proposing additional data collection with a
sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF)
Veterans for the purpose of validating updated scales for assessing
deployment-related risk and resilience factors that have documented
implications for PTSD and other mental health problems. The originally
approved OMB project (VA Form 10-21087) involved collecting data from
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans
to further refine and validate updated Deployment Risk and Resilience
Inventory (DRRI) scales with respect to mental health outcomes. The
purpose of the present request for a revision to this OMB-approved
project is to conduct additional data collections with OEF/OIF Veterans
who participated in the original survey for the purpose of further
exploring the construct validity of these scales. Specifically, the
goal of this follow-up study is to examine deployment-related factors
assessed in the DRRI as they relate to subsequently assessed
occupational and family outcomes, as well as VA service use. The long-
term goal of this project is to provide a suite of scales that will be
optimally useful to researchers and clinicians interested in studying
factors that increase or reduce risk for PTSD and other health problems
among Veteran and military samples.
Legal authority for this data collection is found under 38 U.S.C.,
Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527 that authorizes the collection of data
that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of
Veterans Affairs Programs, the goal of which is improved health care
for veterans.
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 44200 on July 24, 2015.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,383 burden hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 50 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
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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