Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Community Residential Care (CRC) Program-Recordkeeping, Incident Reporting, Applications, 101098 [2024-29365]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 101098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29365]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0491]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Community Residential Care (CRC) Program--Recordkeeping, Incident 
Reporting, Applications

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 (VHA), 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection, please type the following link into your 
browser: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments,'' then search the list for the 
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0491.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Community Residential Care (CRC) Program--Recordkeeping, 
Incident Reporting, Applications (VA Forms 10-2407 and 10-387).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0491 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: VA is authorized under 38 U.S.C. 1730 to assist veterans 
by referring them for placement, and aiding veterans in obtaining 
placement, in Community Residential Care (CRCs) facilities, which 
include Medical Foster Homes (MFHs). One of the standards a CRC 
facility must meet is the requirement to maintain records on each 
resident in a secure place. Under 38 CFR 17.63(i), facility records 
must include emergency notification procedures and a copy of all signed 
agreements with the resident. These records must be maintained by the 
CRC facility, and the CRC facility must make those records available 
for VA inspection upon request. An MFH is a subtype of CRC and, under 
38 CFR 17.74(q), is required to comply with the recordkeeping 
requirements of 38 CFR 17.63(i). In addition, the CRC facility must 
maintain and make available, upon request of the approving official, 
records related to CRC staff requirements and provide that the CRC 
facility has sufficient, qualified staff on duty and available to care 
for the residents and ensure the health and safety of each resident.
    VA is adding to this collection the requirement under 38 CFR 
17.63(j)(3) that CRC facilities and MFHs report alleged violations 
involving mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of a veteran to the approving 
official. VA requires the CRC facility to document and investigate 
evidence of an alleged violation, including misappropriation of 
resident property. VA views the reporting, documenting, and 
investigating of an alleged incident and the subsequent report of the 
results of the investigation to be one collection of information.
    VA Forms 10-2407 and 10-387 also are being included in this 
collection. The 10-2407 form is the CRC application used by residential 
care home sponsors seeking VA approval to provide care to veterans. The 
10-387 form is the MFH application used by medical foster home 
caregivers seeking VA approval to provide care to veterans. The 
applicants supply references and agree to a VA inspection of the home, 
a monthly rate, and compliance with other VA standards for residential 
care. In addition, MFH applicants submit copies of applicable licenses 
with the application. This information is collected under the authority 
of 38 U.S.C. 1720 and 38 U.S.C.1730.
    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 89 FR 81152, October 7, 2024.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,484 hours.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,400.

Recordkeeping

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,425 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 950.

Incident Reporting

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,850 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 180 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 950.

CRC Application--VA Form 10-2407

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.

MFH Application--VA Form 10-387

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 167 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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