Proposed Information Collection (Application Requirements To Receive VA Dental Insurance Plan Benefits Under 38 CFR 17.169) Activity: Comment Request, 75491-75492 [2016-26149]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75491-75492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26149]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0789]


Proposed Information Collection (Application Requirements To 
Receive VA Dental Insurance Plan Benefits Under 38 CFR 17.169) 
Activity: Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 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 the notice. This notice 
solicits comments on information

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needed to identify areas for improvement in clinical training programs.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before December 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov; or to Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and 
Administrative Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (10B4), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420 or email: Brian.McCarthy4@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control 
No. 2900-0789'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 461-6345.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 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: VA Dental Insurance Plan (VADIP) Fact Sheet.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0789.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstracts: Department of Veteran Affairs Dental Insurance 
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-218) requires VA to establish 
and administer a dental insurance plan for Veterans enrolled in VA 
health care and survivors and dependents of Veterans eligible for VA's 
Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA). Public Law 114-218 
requires VA to contract with a private insurer (using the Federal 
contracting process) to offer dental insurance, and the private insurer 
will be responsible for virtually all aspects of the administration of 
the dental insurance program. VA's role will primarily be to form the 
contract with the private insurer and verify eligibility of veterans 
and certain survivors and dependents. Enrolled veterans and certain 
survivors and dependents of veterans will be required to complete an 
application to be enrolled in this dental insurance program, and will 
be required to submit certain documentation/information for certain 
types of disenrollment requests and for appeals of claims decisions. VA 
will not prescribe the form these collections are to take, but is 
prescribing regulations that nonetheless require these collections. 
These collections are required to fulfill VA's obligations under Public 
Law 114-218.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 40,750.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 76 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 301,500.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
 Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-26149 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
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