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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 18, 2018 / Notices
a.m. (EST) each day and adjourn at 5:00
p.m. (EST). The meetings are open to
the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on rural health care issues affecting
Veterans. The Committee examines
Programs and policies that impact the
delivery of VA rural health care to
Veterans and discusses ways to improve
and enhance VA access to rural health
care services for Veterans.
The agenda will include updates from
Department leadership, Network
Director South Central VA Health Care
Network, Director Gulf Coast Veterans
Health Care System and the Director
Office of Rural Health and Committee
Chairman, as well as presentations on
general health care access.
Public comments will be received at
4:30 p.m. on May 24, 2018. Interested
parties should contact Ms. Judy Bowie,
via email at [email protected], via fax at
(202) 632–8615, or by mail at 810
Vermont Avenue NW (10P1R),
Washington, DC 20420. Individuals
wishing to speak are invited to submit
a 1–2 page summary of their comment
for inclusion in the official meeting
record. Any member of the public
seeking additional information should
contact Ms. Bowie at the phone number
or email address noted above.
Dated: April 13, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0791]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Notice of Disagreement
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 June 18, 2018.
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. 2900–0791’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia D. 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
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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 Disagreement (VA
Form 21–0958).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0971.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Veterans use VA Form 21–
0958 to indicate disagreement with a
decision issued by a Regional Office
(RO) in order to initiate an appeal. This
form is the first step in the appeal
process.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 36,000
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
144,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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