[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 63355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26289]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0719]


Proposed Information Collection (Prevalence and Clinical course 
of Depression Among patients with Heart Failure); Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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. This notice solicits comments for 
information needed to identify the patterns of depression in heart 
failure patients.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before December 12, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov; or to Cynthia Harvey Pryor, Veterans Health 
Administration (10P7BFP), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``2900-0719'' in any correspondence. 
During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor (202) 461-5870 or 
fax (202) 273-9387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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: Prevalence and Clinical Course of Depression Among Patients 
with Heart Failure, VA HSR&D, Nursing Research Initiative No. 05-209-3, 
VA Form 10-21085a-e(NR).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-2900-0719.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The data collected will be used to evaluate the 
prevalence of clinical depression and depressive symptoms among 
Veterans with heart failure during periods of hospitalization and 
outpatient care, and to understand the temporal relationship between 
clinical depression, alterations in physical functioning, and the 
levels of circulating biochemical markers in Veterans heart failure 
patients.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,362.
    a. VA Form 10-21085a(NR)--18 hours.
    b. VA Form 10-21085b(NR)--109 hours.
    c. VA Form 10-21085c(NR)--872 hours.
    d. VA Form 10-21085d(NR)--218 hours.
    e. VA Form 10-21085e(NR)--145 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:
    a. VA Form 10-21085a(NR)--5 minutes.
    b. VA Form 10-21085b(NR)--5 minutes.
    c. VA Form 10-21085c(NR)--40 minutes.
    d. VA Form 10-21085d(NR)--10 minutes.
    e. VA Form 10-21085e(NR)--10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,014.
    a. VA Form 10-21085a(NR)--218.
    b. VA Form 10-21085b(NR)--1,308.
    c. VA Form 10-21085c(NR)--1,308.
    d. VA Form 10-21085d(NR)--1,308.
    e. VA Form 10-21085e(NR)--872.

    Dated: October 6, 2011.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-26289 Filed 10-11-11; 8:45 am]
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