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include a review of the agency’s income
and expenses as they relate to this
project to ensure payment is accurate.
Each funded program will participate
in VA’s national program monitoring
and evaluation, as these monitoring
procedures will be used to determine
successful accomplishment of housing,
employment, and self-sufficiency
outcomes for each per diem-funded
program.
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, approved this document on
October 31, 2017, for publication.
Dated: October 31, 2017.
Jeffrey Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017–24086 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0463]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Notice of Waiver of VA
Compensation or Pension To Receive
Military Pay and Allowances
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
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 January 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to

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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. 2900–0463’’ 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.
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, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
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: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Notice of Waiver of VA
Compensation or Pension to Receive
Military Pay and Allowances (VA Forms
21–8951 and 21–8951–2).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0463.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Forms 21–8951 and 21–
8951–2 are used by reservists/
guardsmen to file a waiver a VA
disability benefits in order to receive
active or inactive duty training pay.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21,000.
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. 2900–0772]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: VA Cooperative Studies
Program
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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
reinstatement 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 January 5, 2018.
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. 2900–0772’’ in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345.
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
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respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Authority: 38 U.S.C. part 1, Chapter 5,
Section 527.
Title: VA Cooperative Studies
Program (CSP); VA Form 10–10074, CSP
Customer Satisfaction Survey; VA Form
10–10074a, Meeting Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0772.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The information collected
will be used by VA Cooperative Studies
Program (CSP) leadership to evaluate
their Coordinating Centers’ effectiveness
in conducting meetings and interacting
with participating study sites and other
customers.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden:
VA Form 10–10074—83 hours.
VA Form 10–10074a—83 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
VA Form 10–10074—10 minutes.
VA Form 10–10074a—10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
VA Form 10–10074—500.
VA Form 10–10074a—500.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017–24057 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Funding Availability Under Supportive
Services for Veteran Families Program
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of Fund Availability
(NOFA).

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is announcing the
availability of funds for supportive
services grants under the Supportive
Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
Program. This Notice of Fund
Availability (NOFA) contains
information concerning the SSVF
Program, renewal supportive services
grant application processes, and the
amount of funding available. Awards
made for supportive services grants will
fund operations beginning October 1,
2018.

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Office by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
January 12, 2018. In the interest of
fairness to all competing applicants, this
deadline is firm as to date and hour, and
VA will treat as ineligible for
consideration any application that is
received after the deadline. Applicants
should take this practice into account
and make early submission of their
materials to avoid any risk of loss of
eligibility brought about by
unanticipated delays, computer service
outages, or other submission-related
problems.
For a Copy of the Application
Package: Copies of the application can
be downloaded from the SSVF Web site
at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp.
Questions should be referred to the
SSVF Program Office via email at
[email protected]. For detailed SSVF
Program information and requirements,
see part 62 of Title 38, Code of Federal
Regulations (38 CFR part 62).
Submission of Application Package:
Applicants must submit applications
electronically following instructions
found at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.
Applications may not be mailed or sent
by facsimile (FAX). Applications must
be received in the SSVF Program Office
by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the
application deadline date. Applications
must arrive as a complete package.
Materials arriving separately will not be
included in the application package for
consideration and may result in the
application being rejected. See Section
II.C. of this NOFA for maximum
allowable grant amounts.
Technical Assistance: Information
regarding how to obtain technical
assistance with the preparation of a
renewal supportive services grant
application is available on the SSVF
Program Web site at: www.va.gov/
HOMELESS/SSVF.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Kuhn, National Director,
Supportive Services for Veteran
Families, 151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons,
NJ 07939, [email protected], (908) 413–4259
(this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Funding Opportunity Title:
Supportive Services for Veteran
Families Program.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: VA–
SSVF–120517.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 64.033, VA
Supportive Services for Veteran
Families Program.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
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services grants to private non-profit
organizations and consumer
cooperatives, who will coordinate or
provide supportive services to very lowincome veteran families who: (i) Are
residing in permanent housing; (ii) are
homeless and scheduled to become
residents of permanent housing within
a specified time period; or (iii) after
exiting permanent housing within a
specified time period, are seeking other
housing that is responsive to such very
low-income veteran family’s needs and
preferences. SSVF prioritizes the
delivery of rapid re-housing services to
homeless veteran households. Rapid rehousing is an intervention designed to
help individuals and families quickly
exit homelessness, return to housing in
the community, and avoid homelessness
again in the near term. The core
components of a rapid re-housing
program are housing identification,
move-in and rent assistance, and rapid
re-housing case management and
services. These core components
represent the minimum that a program
must be providing to households to be
considered a rapid re-housing program,
but do not provide guidance for what
constitutes an effective rapid re-housing
program. Applicants should familiarize
themselves with the Rapid Re-housing
Performance Benchmarks and Program
Standards found on at www.va.gov/
homeless/ssvf/index.asp.
B. Funding Priorities: The principle
goal for this NOFA is to provide support
to those applicants who demonstrate the
greatest capacity to end homelessness
among veterans or, in communities that
have already met US Interagency
Council on Homelessness (USICH)
Federal Criteria and Benchmarks,
sustain the gains made in ending
homelessness among veterans. Priority
will be given to grantees who can
demonstrate adoption of evidence-based
practices in their application. Under
Priority 1, VA will provide funding to
those grantees with 3-year accreditation
from the Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in
Employment and Community Services:
Rapid Rehousing and Homeless
Prevention standards, a 4-year
accreditation from the Council on
Accreditation’s (COA) accreditation in
Supported Community Living Services
standards, or a 3-year accreditation in
The Joint Commission’s (JC) Behavioral
Health Care: Housing Support Services
Standards. Priority 2 includes existing
grantees seeking to renew their grants.
C. Definitions: Part 62 of title 38, Code
of Federal Regulations (38 CFR part 62),
contains definitions of terms used in the
SSVF Program. In addition to the
definitions and requirements described

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