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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
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[OMB Control No. 2900–0773]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Veterans’ Health Benefits
Handbook Questionnaire
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
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1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Health Administration,
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 it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 30, 2017.
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. 2900–0773’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,
Privacy and Risk (OQPR), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
5870 or email cynthia.harvey-pryor@
va.gov Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No.
2900–0773’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: E.O. 12862.
Title: Veterans’ Health Benefits
Handbook Questionnaire—VA Form 10–
0507.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0773.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Veterans’ Health
Benefits Handbook is available to all
enrolled Veterans. The Handbook
contains general eligibility and benefits
information and most importantly,
information specific to the Veteran.
VHA seeks approval for this collection
to provide Veterans an opportunity to
provide anonymous feedback on the
content and presentation of the material
contained in the Handbook. VHA will
use the information gathered to
determine how well the Handbook
meets Veterans’ needs and make
changes to the Handbook where needed.
This voluntary survey will not be used
as a substitute for traditional program
evaluation surveys that measure
objective outcomes. To maximize the
voluntary response rates, the
information collection will be designed
to foster convenient, simple and barrier
free participation. The data collected
will consist of the minimum amount of
information necessary to determine
customer satisfaction. The areas of
concern to VHA and its customers
change rapidly and it is essential to
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have the ability to evaluate customer
concerns in a timely manner.
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 Vol. 82
FR No. 162, August 23, 2017, page
40064.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 135 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,060.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Disability
Compensation; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that the
Advisory Committee on Disability
Compensation (Committee) will meet on
December 5 and 6, 2017. The Committee
will meet at 1722 Eye Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, in the thirdfloor training complex. The sessions are
open to the public and will begin at 8:30
a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. EST each day.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on the maintenance and periodic
readjustment of the VA Schedule for
Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to
assemble and review information
relating to the nature and character of
disabilities arising during service in the
Armed Forces, provide an ongoing
assessment of the effectiveness of the
rating schedule, and give advice on the
most appropriate means of responding
to the needs of Veterans with serviceconnected disabilities.
The Committee will receive briefings
on issues related to compensation for
Veterans and on other VA benefits
programs. The Committee will allocate
time for receiving public comments,
which are limited to three minutes each.
Individuals wishing to make oral
statements before the Committee will be
accommodated on a first-come, first-
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served basis. Individuals who speak are
invited to submit one-to-two page
summaries of their comments at the
time of the meeting for inclusion in the
official meeting record.
The public may submit written
statements for the Committee’s review
to Stacy Boyd, Department of Veterans
Affairs, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Compensation Service,
Policy Staff (211A), 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or
via email Stacy.Boyd@va.gov.
Because the meeting is being held in
a government building, the screening
process requires individuals to present
a photographic identification at the
Guard’s desk. Due to an increase in
security protocols, you should allow an
additional 30 minutes before the
meeting begins. Routine escort will be
provided until 9:00 a.m. each day. Any
member of the public wishing to attend
the meeting or seeking additional
information should email Stacy Boyd or
call her at (202) 461–9580.
Dated: October 26, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0712]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Survey of Healthcare
Experiences of Patients (SHEP)
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Health
Administration, 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
reinstatement of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before January 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
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(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory
and Administrative Affairs (10B4),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0712’’ 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, 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.
Authority: E.O. 12862—Setting
Customer Service Standards.
Title: Survey of Healthcare
Experiences of Patients (SHEP);
SHEP Inpatient Long Form: 10–1465–1
SHEP Inpatient Short Form: 10–1465–2
Ambulatory Care Long Form:
10–1465–3
Ambulatory Care Short Form:
10–1465–4
Clinician and Group CAHPS 3.0 Patient
Centered Medical Home Short Form:
10–1465–5
Clinician and Group CAHPS 3.0 Patient
Centered Medical Home Long Form:
10–1465–6
Home Healthcare CAHPS Long Form:
10–1465–7
In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Long
Form: 10–1465–8
Clinician & Group CAHPS 3.0:
10–1465–9
SHEP Community Care survey:
10–1465–10
OMB Control Number: 2900–0712.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Survey of Health
Experience of Patients (SHEP) has been
developed to measure patient
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satisfaction in the Veterans Health
Administration, and has been in use in
its present form since 2008. The mission
of the Veterans Health Administration
(VHA) is to provide high quality
medical care to eligible veterans.
Executive Order 12862, dated
September 11, 1993, calls for the
establishment and implementation of
customer service standards, and for
agencies to ‘‘survey customers to
determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of
satisfaction with current services’’.
Further emphasized by the Executive
Order 13571, on ‘‘Streamlining Service
Delivery and Improving Customer
Service,’’ issued on April 27, 2011, VA
must work continuously to ensure that
their programs are effective and meet
their customers’ needs. To this end, VA
is always seeking new and innovative
ways to ensure the highest levels of
customer satisfaction.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden:
10–1465–1—160 hours.
10–1465–2—18,000 hours.
10–1465–3—160 hours.
10–1465–4—120 hours.
10–1465–5—48,000 hours.
10–1465–6—8,000 hours.
10–1465–7—80 hours.
10–1465–8—120 hours.
10–1465–9—30,000 hours.
10–1465–10—72,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
10–1465–1—20 minutes.
10–1465–2—15 minutes.
10–1465–3—20 minutes.
10–1465–4—15 minutes.
10–1465–5—10 minutes.
10–1465–6—20 minutes.
10–1465–7—10 minutes.
10–1465–8—15 minutes.
10–1465–9—15 minutes.
10–1465–10—15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10–1465–1—480.
10–1465–2—72,000.
10–1465–3—480.
10–1465–4—480.
10–1465–5—288,000.
10–1465–6—24,000.
10–1465–7—480.
10–1465–8—480.
10–1465–9—120,000.
10–1465–10—288,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Advisory Committee on
Disability Compensation (Committee) will meet on December 5 and 6,
2017. The Committee will meet at 1722 Eye Street NW., Washington, DC
20006, in the third-floor training complex. The sessions are open to
the public and will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. EST each
day.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on the maintenance and periodic readjustment of the VA Schedule
for Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to assemble and review
information relating to the nature and character of disabilities
arising during service in the Armed Forces, provide an ongoing
assessment of the effectiveness of the rating schedule, and give advice
on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of Veterans
with service-connected disabilities.
The Committee will receive briefings on issues related to
compensation for Veterans and on other VA benefits programs. The
Committee will allocate time for receiving public comments, which are
limited to three minutes each. Individuals wishing to make oral
statements before the Committee will be accommodated on a first-come,
first-
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served basis. Individuals who speak are invited to submit one-to-two
page summaries of their comments at the time of the meeting for
inclusion in the official meeting record.
The public may submit written statements for the Committee's review
to Stacy Boyd, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Compensation Service, Policy Staff (211A), 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or via email [email protected].
Because the meeting is being held in a government building, the
screening process requires individuals to present a photographic
identification at the Guard's desk. Due to an increase in security
protocols, you should allow an additional 30 minutes before the meeting
begins. Routine escort will be provided until 9:00 a.m. each day. Any
member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or seeking
additional information should email Stacy Boyd or call her at (202)
461-9580.
Dated: October 26, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23624 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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