[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15187-15188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6095]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0730]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Deployment Risk 
and Resilience Inventory (DRRI)

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 prepare future military personnel for the 
challenges of being deployed overseas and how to better assist them 
after deployment.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before May 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; 
or to Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Veterans Health Administration (193E1), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420; or email: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0730'' in any correspondence. During the comment 
period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor (202) 461-5870 or 
FAX (202) 273-9381.

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

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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, 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: Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory (DRRI), VA Form 10-
21087.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0730.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The primary goal of the DRRI project is to provide a 
suite of scales that will be useful to researchers and clinicians to 
study factors that increase or reduce risk for Post Traumatic Stress 
Disorder (PTSD) and other health problems that Operation Enduring 
Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans experienced before, during, 
and after deployment.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,412.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 43 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,979.

    Dated: March 8, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-6095 Filed 3-13-12; 8:45 am]
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