60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: USAID Eligibility Questionnaire for HAVANA Act Payments, 15808 [2024-04609]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: USAID Eligibility
Questionnaire for HAVANA Act
Payments
Agency for International
Development.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection.
AGENCY:
The United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection
from all interested individuals and
organizations. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: USAID will accept comments
from the public. All comments should
be submitted within 60 calendar days
from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments by one of the
following methods:
Email: AHIRule@usaid.gov with the
subject line, HAVANA ACT
INFORMATION COLLECTION.
Internet: At www.Regulations.gov,
search for this document using the
subject line, USAID HAVANA ACT
PAYMENTS.
Note that all submissions to
www.regulations.gov are public, and
USAID cannot edit the comments to
remove personal information. If you
have any concerns about your comment
being viewed by the public, please use
the email option above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
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instrument and supporting documents,
should be sent to A. Michael Stern,
USAID AHI Working Group
Coordinator, HARuleInfo@usaid.gov,
(202) 712–5568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection:
Eligibility Questionnaire for HAVANA
Act Payments.
Type of Request: New request for
approval of information collection
method.
Originating Office: Office of Human
Capital and Talent Management.
Form Number: AID 442–1.
Respondents: USAID employees,
former employees, and their
dependents, and the qualified
physicians whom they have consulted.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Number of Responses: 30.
Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 15
hours.
Frequency: Once.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit USAID to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of USAID.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
On October 8, 2021, President Biden
signed the ‘‘Helping American Victims
Affected by Neurological Attacks’’
(HAVANA) Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117–
46). In this statute, Congress authorized
federal agencies to make payments to
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affected current employees, former
employees, and their dependents for
qualifying injuries to the brain. The AID
442–1 form provides the required
medical substantiation for claims filed
pursuant to the HAVANA Act and
USAID’s recent rule, which was issued
in the Federal Register on June 26,
2023.
Methodology
An individual wishing to make a
claim under the HAVANA Act will fill
out the ‘‘Patient Demographics’’ portion
of the AID 442–1, and provide it to a
U.S. board-certified physician (currently
certified by the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or the
American Board of Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)), who will
complete the form after examining the
individual and reviewing their records
and will fax or email the completed
form to USAID.
Aaron Michael Stern,
Supervisory Program Officer.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: USAID
Eligibility Questionnaire for HAVANA Act Payments
AGENCY: Agency for International Development.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding
submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: USAID will accept comments from the public. All comments should
be submitted within 60 calendar days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments by one of the
following methods:
Email: [email protected] with the subject line, HAVANA ACT
INFORMATION COLLECTION.
Internet: At www.Regulations.gov, search for this document using
the subject line, USAID HAVANA ACT PAYMENTS.
Note that all submissions to www.regulations.gov are public, and
USAID cannot edit the comments to remove personal information. If you
have any concerns about your comment being viewed by the public, please
use the email option above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents, should be sent to A. Michael Stern, USAID AHI
Working Group Coordinator, [email protected], (202) 712-5568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Eligibility Questionnaire for
HAVANA Act Payments.
Type of Request: New request for approval of information collection
method.
Originating Office: Office of Human Capital and Talent Management.
Form Number: AID 442-1.
Respondents: USAID employees, former employees, and their
dependents, and the qualified physicians whom they have consulted.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Number of Responses: 30.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 15 hours.
Frequency: Once.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to permit USAID to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of USAID.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
On October 8, 2021, President Biden signed the ``Helping American
Victims Affected by Neurological Attacks'' (HAVANA) Act of 2021 (Pub.
L. 117-46). In this statute, Congress authorized federal agencies to
make payments to affected current employees, former employees, and
their dependents for qualifying injuries to the brain. The AID 442-1
form provides the required medical substantiation for claims filed
pursuant to the HAVANA Act and USAID's recent rule, which was issued in
the Federal Register on June 26, 2023.
Methodology
An individual wishing to make a claim under the HAVANA Act will
fill out the ``Patient Demographics'' portion of the AID 442-1, and
provide it to a U.S. board-certified physician (currently certified by
the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or the American
Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)), who will
complete the form after examining the individual and reviewing their
records and will fax or email the completed form to USAID.
Aaron Michael Stern,
Supervisory Program Officer.
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