[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 62734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21783]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (EVHAMHS)]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Policy, Planning and Preparedness, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of Policy, 
Planning and Preparedness (OPP&P), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted the collection of information as 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; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control 2900-New (EVHAMHS)'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Initiative Coordination 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, fax (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New 
(EVHAMHS)''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Evaluation of Veterans Health Administration Mental Health 
Services.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (EVHAMHS).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: VA will use the data collected to assess the achievement 
of Veterans Health Administration program outcomes in the area of 
mental health services for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post-
traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and substance use 
disorders, as well as the implementation and impact of the Mental 
Health Strategic Plan. The data will assist the VA in determining the 
type, level, and quality of care provided, and the degree of 
satisfaction for the five mental health diagnoses across the continuum 
of care, and, when performance falls short, to develop recommendations 
for improvements.
    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 on August 22, 2007, at pages 47127-47128.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,109 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,218.

    Dated: October 30, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E7-21783 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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