Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: Establishing a Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs), 75418-75419 [2020-26065]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 75418 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 25, 2020 / Notices Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,200. Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 3,200. Estimated Time per Response: 7.92 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,208 hours. 22. Title: Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments. OMB Control Number: 1545–2263. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Description: Tax on Certain Foreign Procurement, Notice of Purposed Rulemaking, contains proposed regulations under section 5000C of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations affect U.S. government acquiring agencies and foreign persons providing certain goods or services to the U.S. government pursuant to a contract. This document also contains proposed regulations under section 6114, with respect to foreign persons claiming an exemption from the tax under an income tax treaty. Section 5000C imposes a 2% tax on foreign persons (as defined in section 7701(a)(30)), that are parties to specified Federal procurement contracts with the U.S. government entered into on and after January 2, 2011. This tax is imposed on the gross amount of specified Federal procurement payments and is generally collected by increasing the amount withheld under chapter 3. A Form W–14 must be provided to the acquiring agency (U.S. government department, agency, independent establishment, or corporation) to: Establish that they are a foreign contracting party; and If applicable, claim an exemption from withholding based on an international agreement (such as a tax treaty); or Claim an exemption from withholding, in whole or in part, based on an international procurement agreement or because goods are produced, or services are performed in the United States. A Form W–14 must be provided to the acquiring agency if a foreign contracting party has been paid a specified Federal procurement payment and the foreign contracting party is seeking to claim an exemption (in whole or in part) from the tax imposed by section 5000C. Form W– 14 must be submitted when requested by the acquiring agency, whether or not an exemption (in whole or in part) is claimed from withholding under section 5000C. Form: Form W–14. Affected Public: Federal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 253001 Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 2,000. Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours, 55 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,840 hours. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: November 20, 2020. Molly Stasko, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–26099 Filed 11–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–0872] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: Establishing a Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0872. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421–1354 or email danny.green2@va.gov Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0872’’ in any correspondence. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Title: Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: Establishing a Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) OMB Control Number: 2900–0872. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Section 102 of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115–182) authorizes VA to enter into Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) to furnish required care and services when such care and services are not feasibly available to certain individuals through a VA facility, a contract, or a sharing agreement. VA seeks to establish a new collection to implement three requirements under section 102 of the MISSION Act: a. Certification: Eligible entities and providers will be required to submit to VA information concerning relevant credentials, licenses, and other information as requested by VA to evaluate eligibility for certification. The information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(c). b. Discontinuation: Eligible entities and providers would be required to submit to VA a written notice of intent to discontinue a Veterans Care Agreement prior to the date of such discontinuation. The information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(f)(1). c. Disputes: Eligible entities and providers would be required to submit to VA written notices of dispute that contain specific information to allow VA to assess and resolve the matter in dispute. The information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(h). 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 84 FR 205 on October 23, 2019, pages 56890 and 56891. Certification Affected Public: Private Sector. Estimated Annual Burden: 1,263 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes. Frequency of Response: Once annually. Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,152. E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 25, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Discontinuation Affected Public: Private Sector. Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes. Frequency of Response: Once annually. Estimated Number of Respondents: 152. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 253001 Disputes Affected Public: Private Sector. Estimated Annual Burden: 268 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes. Frequency of Response: Once annually. Estimated Number of Respondents: 803. PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 75419 By direction of the Secretary. Danny S. Green, Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2020–26065 Filed 11–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75418-75419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26065]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0872]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Expanded 
Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: Establishing a 
Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes for Veterans 
Care Agreements (VCAs)

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, 
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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0872.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Office of Quality, 
Performance and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email 
[email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0872'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: 
Establishing a Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes 
for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0872.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 102 of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and 
Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 (Pub. 
L. 115-182) authorizes VA to enter into Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) 
to furnish required care and services when such care and services are 
not feasibly available to certain individuals through a VA facility, a 
contract, or a sharing agreement. VA seeks to establish a new 
collection to implement three requirements under section 102 of the 
MISSION Act:
    a. Certification: Eligible entities and providers will be required 
to submit to VA information concerning relevant credentials, licenses, 
and other information as requested by VA to evaluate eligibility for 
certification. The information to be collected is authorized by 38 
U.S.C. 1703A(c).
    b. Discontinuation: Eligible entities and providers would be 
required to submit to VA a written notice of intent to discontinue a 
Veterans Care Agreement prior to the date of such discontinuation. The 
information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(f)(1).
    c. Disputes: Eligible entities and providers would be required to 
submit to VA written notices of dispute that contain specific 
information to allow VA to assess and resolve the matter in dispute. 
The information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(h).
    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 84 FR 205 on October 23, 2019, pages 56890 
and 56891.

Certification

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,263 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,152.

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Discontinuation

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 152.

Disputes

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 268 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 803.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk 
(OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-26065 Filed 11-24-20; 8:45 am]
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