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electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0779’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0779’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Hematologic and Lymphatic
Conditions, Including Leukemia
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960B–2), Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960C–2), Peripheral Nerve
Conditions (Not Including Diabetic
Sensory-Motor Peripheral Neuropathy)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960C–10), Persian Gulf and
Afghanistan Infectious Diseases
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960I–1), Tuberculosis
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960I–6), Kidney Conditions
(Nephrology) Disability Benefits
Questionnaire (VA Form 21–0960J–1),
Male Reproductive Organ Conditions
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960J–2), Prostate Cancer
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960J–3), Eating Disorders
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960P–1), Mental Disorders
(other than PTSD and Eating Disorders)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960P–2), Review Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA
Form 21–0960P–3).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0779.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21–0960 series is
used to gather necessary information
from a claimant’s treating physician
regarding the results of medical
examinations. VA gathers medical
information related to the claimant that
is necessary to adjudicate the claim for
VA disability benefits. The Disability
Benefit Questionnaire title will include
the name of the specific disability for
which it will gather information. VAF
21–0960B–2, Hematologic and
Lymphatic Conditions, Including
Leukemia Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of
any hematologic or lymphatic
condition; VAF 21–0960C–2,

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou
Gehrig’s Disease) Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; VAF 21–
0960C–10, Peripheral Nerve Conditions
(Not Including Diabetic Sensory-Motor
Peripheral neuropathy) Disability
Benefits Questionnaire, will gather
information related to the claimant’s
diagnosis of a peripheral nerve disorder;
VAF 21–0960I–1, Persian Gulf and
Afghanistan Infectious Diseases
Disability Benefits Questionnaire, will
gather information related to the
claimant’s diagnosis of an infectious
disease due to service in the Persian
Gulf or Afghanistan; VAF 210960–I–6,
Tuberculosis Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of
tuberculosis; VAF 21–0960J–1, Kidney
Conditions (Nephrology) Disability
Benefits Questionnaire, will gather
information related to the claimant’s
diagnosis of kidney disease; VAF 21–
0960J–2, Male Reproductive Organ
Conditions Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of a
condition affecting the male
reproductive organ; VAF 21–0960J–3,
Prostate Cancer Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of
prostate cancer; VAF 21–0960P–1,
Eating Disorders Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of an
eating disorder; VAF 21–0960P–2,
Mental Disorders (other than PTSD and
Eating Disorders) Disability Benefits
Questionnaire will gather information
related to the claimant’s diagnosis of
any mental disorder with the exception
of PTSD; VAF 21–0960P–3, Review Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire, will
gather information related to the
claimant’s diagnosis of PTSD.
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
74 on April 19, 2017, pages 18538 and
18540.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 127,917
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 25 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
307,000.

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By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0622]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Department of
Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR), Buy American Act
Office of Acquisition and
Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Office of Acquisition and Logistics,
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 February 5, 2018.
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. 2900–0622’’ in any
correspondence.
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. 2900–0622’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Department Of Veterans Affairs
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause
852.236–89, Buy American Act.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0622.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Buy American Act
requires that only domestic construction

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material shall be used to perform
domestic Federal contracts for
construction, with certain exceptions.
VA policy is to not accept foreign
construction material. However, if a
bidder chooses to submit a bid that
includes foreign material, VA will
consider such bids if the material is
specifically identified and the price of
the material is provided. VAAR clause
852.236–89, Buy American Act, advises
bidders of these provisions and requires
bidders who want to offer foreign
construction material to list the material
and its price. Bidders who do not intend
to offer foreign material do not need to
submit any information under this
clause. The information is required to
allow VA to make an informed decision
as to whether or not to accept a bid that
includes foreign construction material.
In actual practice, very few bidders ever
offer foreign materials and, when they
do, very few of those offers are accepted.
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
142 on July 26, 2017, pages 34747 and
34748.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR
clause 852.236–89, Buy American Act—
22 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: VAAR clause 852.236–89,
Buy American Act—30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
VAAR clause 852.236–89, Buy
American Act—43.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Notice of Request for Information on
the Department of Veterans Affairs
Program of Comprehensive Assistance
for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Request for information.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is requesting information
regarding its Program of Comprehensive

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Assistance for Family Caregivers
(PCAFC). Through PCAFC, VA provides
certain medical, travel, training, and
stipend benefits to designated family
caregivers of eligible veterans and
servicemembers who were seriously
injured in the line of duty on or after
September 11, 2001. This notice
requests information and comments
from interested parties to help inform
PCAFC of any changes needed to
increase consistency across the program,
as well as ensure it supports those
family caregivers of veterans
servicemembers most in need.
DATES: Comments in response to this
request for information must be received
by VA on or before February 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through http://
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand
delivery to the Director, Office of
Regulation Policy and Management
(00REG), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or
by fax to (202) 273–9026. Comments
should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ‘‘Notice of Request for
Information on the Department of
Veterans Affairs Program of
Comprehensive Assistance for Family
Caregivers (PCAFC)’’. Copies of
comments received will be available for
public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management
(00REG), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Room
1063B, Washington, DC 20420, between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except Federal
holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902
(this is not a toll-free number) for an
appointment. During the comment
period, comments may also be viewed
online through the Federal Docket
Management System at
www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Kabat, National Director,
Caregiver Support Program, 10P4C,
Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420, 202–461–6780 (this is not a toll
free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Program of Comprehensive Assistance
for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was
established by Title I of Public Law
111–163, Caregivers and Veterans
Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010,
and is codified in section 1720G(a) of
title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.). VA
has been administering PCAFC
continuously since May 5, 2011 and has
implemented this program through its
regulations in part 71 of title 38, Code

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of Federal Regulations (CFR). The
purpose of PCAFC is to support family
caregivers of eligible veterans (as
defined in 38 U.S.C. 1720G(a)(2) and 38
CFR 71.20 to include certain
servicemembers) through the provision
of caregiver benefits, including training,
respite care, counseling, technical
support, beneficiary travel (in certain
circumstances), a monthly stipend
payment, and access to health care (if
qualified) through the Civilian Health
and Medical Program of the Department
of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). 38
U.S.C. 1720G(a)(3), 38 CFR 71.40.
For purposes of this notice
hereinafter, the term ‘‘veteran’’ refers to
veterans and servicemembers who apply
for or participate in the Program of
Comprehensive Assistance for Family
Caregivers.
We are issuing this notice in order to
solicit input on several components of
the program, as further explained below.
This notice and request for information
serves as a means for VA to consult with
key stakeholders on whether and how
PCAFC should be modified to provide
the highest quality care and support to
veterans and their family caregivers in
a consistent manner. We will use the
information to inform any updates to
this program and its implementing
regulations. To the extent that there are
any comments related to, or which
would require changing, the relevant
statutory authorities, those comments
are outside the scope of this notice, as
those would require Congressional
action. The intent of this notice is for
VA to garner input from the public on
whether and how to change its
regulations under the current statute.
This notice and request for
information has a comment period of 45
days, during which individuals, groups,
and entities may reply to the questions
presented below. VA believes that 45
days is sufficient to provide comments,
as the individuals, groups, and entities
interested in this program likely have
information and opinions readily
available or can quickly compile and
submit such information. Commenters
are encouraged to provide complete but
concise responses to the questions
outlined below. Please note that VA will
not respond to comments or questions
regarding policy plans, decisions, or
issues with regard to this notice. VA
may choose to contact individual
commenters, and such communications
would serve to further clarify their
written comments.
In order to improve PCAFC, we are
seeking information on the following
topics and issues:

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