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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
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Title: Community Residential Care
(CRC) Program—Recordkeeping,
Incident Reporting, Applications (VA
Forms 10–2407 and 10–387).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0491.
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch (Once at this link, you can
enter the OMB Control Number to find
the historical versions of this
Information Collection).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA is authorized under 38
U.S.C. 1730 to assist veterans by
referring them for placement, and aiding
veterans in obtaining placement, in
Community Residential Care (CRC)
facilities, which include Medical Foster
Homes (MFHs). One of the standards a
CRC facility must meet is the
requirement to maintain records on each
resident in a secure place. Under 38
CFR 17.63(i), facility records must
include emergency notification
procedures and a copy of all signed
agreements with the resident. These
records must be maintained by the CRC
facility, and the CRC facility must make
those records available for VA
inspection upon request. An MFH is a
subtype of CRC and, under 38 CFR
17.74(q), is required to comply with the
recordkeeping requirements of 38 CFR
17.63(i). In addition, the CRC facility
must maintain and make available,
upon request of the approving official,
records related to CRC staff
requirements and provide that the CRC
facility has sufficient, qualified staff on
duty and available to care for the
residents and ensure the health and
safety of each resident.

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VA is adding to this collection the
requirement under 38 CFR 17.63(j)(3)
that CRC facilities and MFHs report
alleged violations involving
mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of a
veteran to the approving official. VA
requires the CRC facility to document
and investigate evidence of an alleged
violation, including misappropriation of
resident property. VA views the
reporting, documenting, and
investigating of an alleged incident and
the subsequent report of the results of
the investigation to be one collection of
information.
VA Forms 10–2407 and 10–387 also
are being included in this collection.
The 10–2407 form is the CRC
application used by residential care
home sponsors seeking VA approval to
provide care to veterans. The 10–387
form is the MFH application used by
medical foster home caregivers seeking
VA approval to provide care to veterans.
The applicants supply references and
agree to a VA inspection of the home,
a monthly rate, and compliance with
other VA standards for residential care.
In addition, MFH applicants submit
copies of applicable licenses with the
application. This information is
collected under the authority of 38
U.S.C. 1720 and 38 U.S.C.1730.
Total Annual Burden: 4,484 hours.
Total Annual Responses: 3,400.
Recordkeeping
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,425
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
950.
Incident Reporting
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,850
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 180 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
950.
CRC Application—VA Form 10–2407
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.

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MFH Application—VA Form 10–387
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 167 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0618]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Application by
Insured Terminally Ill Person for
Accelerated Benefit
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits 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: Comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent by
November 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To submit comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection, please type the
following link into your browser:
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open
for Public Comments’’, then search the
list for the information collection by
Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0618.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA
PRA information: Maribel Aponte, (202)
461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application by Insured
Terminally Ill Person for Accelerated

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Benefit Forms SGLV 8284 and SGLV
8284A.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0618
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA has amended regulations
for the Servicemembers’ Group Life
Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans’ Group
Life Insurance (VGLI) programs to add
accelerated death benefit (Accelerated
Benefit) provisions that permit
terminally ill policyholders access to
the death benefits of their policies
before they die. Traditionally, an
individual purchases life insurance in
order to safeguard his or her dependents
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replace the lost income of an insured
and to provide for his or her final
expenses. In recent years, the insurance
industry has recognized the financial
needs of terminally ill policyholders
and has begun offering policies with
accelerated benefit provisions. A recent
statutory amendment (section 302 of the
Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of
1998, Public Law 105–368, 112 Stat.
3315, 3332–3333) added section 1980 to
title 38, United States Code, which
extends an accelerated benefit option to
terminally ill persons insured in the
SGLI and VGLI programs.
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
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Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 89 FR
63254, August 2, 2024.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 12 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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