[Federal Register: February 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0609]
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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 extension
of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to this notice. This notice solicits comments for
information needed to survey veteran enrollees' health status and
reliance on VA's health care services.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before April 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through http://www.Regulations.gov; or to Mary Stout, Veterans Health
Administration (193E1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420; or e-mail: mary.stout@va.gov. Please
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0609'' in any correspondence. During
the comment period, comments may be viewed online through the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Stout at (202) 273-8664 or FAX
(202) 273-9381.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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.
Title: Survey of Veteran Enrollees' Health and Reliance Upon VA, VA
Form 10-21034g.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0609.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Public Law 104-262, The Veterans Health Care Eligibility
Reform Act of 1996, requires VA implement a priority-based enrollment
system. VA must enroll veterans by specified priorities as far down the
priorities as the available resources permit. The number of priority
levels to which VHA will be able to deliver care will be a function of
annual funding levels and utilization of health care services by
enrollees. Additionally, eligibility reform has brought about the ever-
increasing need for VA to plan and budget for the evolving clinical
care needs of its extremely dynamic enrollee population at risk of need
or use of VA care.
There is no valid, recent information available in administrative
databases on all enrollees' health status, income, and their reliance
upon the VA system. The magnitude of changes each year in
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enrollees, their characteristics, and system policies make annual
surveys necessary to capture this critical information for input into
VHA's Health Care Services Demand Model. The survey will provide VA
with current information for sound decisions that affect the entire VA
health care delivery system and the veterans it serves. VA Form 10-
21034g will be used to provide the survey data on morbidity and
reliance that is critical to obtaining accurate projections of VA's
ability to service veterans who are seeking VA health care services.
The projections will also be used to support VA's Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and will also served as
the basis for VA's new emphasis on population-based budget formulation,
policy scenario testing, and strategic planning.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, and Federal Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,900 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 42,200.
Dated: February 12, 2007.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
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