30-day FRN - Program of Assistance to Family Caregivers - MISSION Act Improvements - VA Form 10-10CG

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 37 / Friday, February 26, 2021 / Notices
Dated: February 22, 2021.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–03944 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0768]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Program of
Comprehensive Assistance for Family
Caregivers Improvements and
Amendments Under the VA MISSION
Act of 2018
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Health Administration,
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: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0768.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0768’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
Title: Program of Comprehensive
Assistance for Family Caregivers
Improvements and Amendments Under
the VA MISSION Act of 2018, VA Form
10–10CG.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0768.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Pursuant to RIN 2900–
AQ48, the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) has proposed revisions to

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its regulations that govern VA’s Program
of Comprehensive Assistance for Family
Caregivers (PCAFC). This rulemaking
would make improvements to PCAFC
and update the regulations to comply
with section 161 of Public Law 115–182,
the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka,
and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining
Internal Systems and Strengthening
Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION)
Act of 2018, or the VA MISSION Act of
2018, which made changes to PCAFC’s
authorizing statute. These proposed
changes would allow PCAFC to better
address the needs of veterans of all eras
and standardize the current program to
focus on eligible veterans with moderate
and severe needs.
This proposed rule—
• Would expand PCAFC to eligible
veterans of all service eras, as specified.
• Would define new terms and revise
existing terms used throughout the
regulation. Some of the new and revised
terms would have a substantial impact
on eligibility requirements for PCAFC
(e.g., in need of personal care services;
need for supervision, protection, or
instruction; and serious injury), and the
benefits available under PCAFC (e.g.,
financial planning services, legal
services, and monthly stipend rate).
• Would establish an annual
reassessment to determine continued
eligibility for PCAFC.
• Would revise the stipend payment
calculation for Primary Family
Caregivers.
b Would establish a transition plan
for legacy participants and legacy
applicants who may or may not meet
the new eligibility criteria and whose
Primary Family Caregivers could have
their stipend amount impacted by
changes to the stipend payment
calculation.
b Would add financial planning and
legal services as new benefits available
to Primary Family Caregivers.
• Would revise the process for
revocation and discharge from PCAFC.
• Would reference VA’s ability to
collect overpayments made under
PCAFC.
The background for PCAFC and this
information collection resides in Title I
of Public Law (Pub. L.) 111–163,
Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus
Health Services Act of 2010 (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘the Caregivers Act’’),
which established section 1720G(a) of
title 38 of the United States Code
(U.S.C.) ‘‘Assistance and Support
Services for Caregivers.’’ Section 1720G
required VA to establish a Program of
Comprehensive Assistance for Family
Caregivers (PCAFC) of eligible veterans.
The Caregivers Act also required VA to
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Support Services (PGCSS) that is
available to caregivers of covered
veterans of all eras. VA implemented
the PCAFC and the PGCSS through its
regulations in part 71 of title 38 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Through PCAFC, VA provides family
caregivers of eligible veterans (as
defined in 38 CFR 71.15) certain
benefits, such as training, respite care,
counseling, technical support,
beneficiary travel (to attend required
caregiver training and for an eligible
veteran’s medical appointments), a
monthly stipend payment, and access to
health care coverage (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.
In order to administer these benefits
to caregivers, it is necessary that the VA
receive information about the nature of
benefit being sought and the persons
who will be serving as primary or
secondary family caregivers and
receiving benefits. This information is
collected with VA Form 10–10CG,
which is currently approved under
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 2900–0768.
Additional information will be collected
by VA when a participating veteran
provides required notice of a change of
address and will be added to OMB
Control Number 2900–0768.
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 85 FR
136 on July 15, 2020, pages 42983 and
42984.
VA Form 10–10CG
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,694
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 62,776.
Veteran Change of Address Notification
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 542 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 3,250.

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 37 / Friday, February 26, 2021 / Notices

By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021–04012 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0530]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: 36.4350—Servicing
Procedures for Holders
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 April 27, 2021.

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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. 2900–0530’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0530’’
in any correspondence.
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
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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: Collection of Information Under
38 CFR 36.4350.
OMB Control Number: OMB 2900–
0530.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty program
guarantees loans made by private
lenders to veterans for the purchase,
construction, and refinancing of homes
owned and occupied by veterans. Under
38 CFR 36.4350, a holder of a loan
guaranteed or insured by the VA is
required to develop and maintain a loan
servicing program.
Affected Public: Individuals
(employees of servicers making
applications).
Estimated Annual Burden: 63 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 1 minute.
Frequency of Response: One-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
427.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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