Agency Information Collection Activity: Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission Veterans Focus Groups: Mental Health Services Preferences and Utilization Data Collection

• Published date: 06 March 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 8153
• Record Number: 2019-04018
• Section: Notices
• Court: Veterans Affairs Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 8153]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-04018]
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                DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                [OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
                Agency Information Collection Activity: Creating Options for
                Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission Veterans Focus Groups:
                Mental Health Services Preferences and Utilization Data Collection
                AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: 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 extension 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 April 29, 2019.
                ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
                through Federal Docket Management System (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-NEW'' in any correspondence. During the
                comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 615-9241.
                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: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
                 Title: Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER)
                Commission Veterans Focus Groups: Mental Health Services Preferences
                and Utilization Data Collection.
                 OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
                 Type of Review: New collection.
                 Abstract: The COVER Commission was established under the
                Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA). Pursuant to
                Section 931(b)(2) of the CARA legislation, the COVER Commission is
                directed to conduct a patient-centered survey within each of the
                Veterans Integrated Service Networks. The survey will collect
                qualitative and demographic information from Veterans seeking and
                utilizing mental health services through VA and non-VA facilities. The
                findings will be compiled in a final report to the President, the
                Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
                Senate, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                 Affected Public: Individuals and households.
                 Estimated Annual Burden: 400 hours.
                 Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 120 minutes.
                 Frequency of Response: Once.
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
                 By direction of the Secretary.
                Danny S. Green,
                Interim Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk
                (QPR), Department of Veterans Affairs.
                [FR Doc. 2019-04018 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
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