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amended on March 3, 2015 (80 FR
11525).
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0209]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application for Work Study
Allowance; Student Work-Study
Agreement (Advance Payment);
Extended Student Work-Study
Agreement; Student Work-Study
Agreement
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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 October 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0209,’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–
5870.
SUMMARY:

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, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

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collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’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: Section 3485 of title 38,
United States Code, and section 21.4145
of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations
necessitate these collections of
information.
Title: Application for Work Study
Allowance; Student Work-Study
Agreement (Advance Payment);
Extended Student Work-Study
Agreement; Student Work-Study
Agreement VA Forms 22–8691, 22–
8692, 22–8692a, and 22–8692b.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0209.
Type of Review: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA uses the information
collected to determine the individual’s
eligibility for the work-study allowance,
the number of hours the individual will
work, the amount payable, whether the
individual desires an advance payment,
and whether the individual wants to
extend the work-study contract.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 17,865
hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent: 15, 5 and 3 = (23) minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
113,851.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Privacy and Records Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0770]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
The Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
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: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0770’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0770’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3501.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0770.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means to
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and

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stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are
noncontroversial and do not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
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as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
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 82 FR
83 on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, pages
20535 and 20536.
Affected Public: Individuals and
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Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 214,167
hours.
Customer Satisfaction Surveys:
66,667.
Focus Groups: 30,000.
Customer Comment Cards: 5,000.
Small Discussion Groups: 2,500.
Cognitive Laboratory Studies: 30,000.
Qualitative Customer Satisfaction
Surveys: 37,500.
In-Person Observation Testing: 5,000.
Patient Surveys: 37,500.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
Customer Satisfaction Surveys: 40
minutes.
Focus Groups: 60 minutes.
Customer Comment Cards: 30
minutes.
Small Discussion Groups: 30 minutes.
Cognitive Laboratory Studies: 60
minutes.
Qualitative Customer Satisfaction
Surveys: 30 minutes.
In-Person Observation Testing: 30
minutes.
Patient Surveys: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
335,000.
Customer Satisfaction Surveys:
100,000.
Focus Groups: 30,000.
Customer Comment Cards: 10,000.
Small Discussion Groups: 5,000.
Cognitive Laboratory Studies: 30,000.
Qualitative Customer Satisfaction
Surveys: 75,000.
In-Person Observation Testing:
10,000.
Patient Surveys: 75,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise
Records Service, Office of Quality and
Compliance, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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