[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52824-52825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20683]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Proposed Information Collection (Bowel and Bladder Care Billing 
Form) Activity: 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 new collection, and 
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice 
solicits comments on the information needed to evaluate the Bowel and 
Bladder Care Billing Form used by caregivers of eligible Veterans to 
document time spent providing services related specifically to bowel 
and bladder care.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before October 25, 2013.

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 (10B4), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420; or email: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-NEW (Bowel and Bladder Care Billing Form)'' in any 
correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed 
online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461-5870 
or fax (202) 495-5397.

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.
    Titles: Bowel and Bladder Care Billing Form, VA Form 10-10071.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New data collection.
    Abstract: The information requested on this form is required for 
National Non-VA Medical Care Program Office to pay eligible caregivers 
for time spent providing eligible Veterans with specifically defined 
services such as: bowel and bladder care, showering, shaving, brushing 
teeth, dressing, transferring to wheelchair, catheterization, 
undressing, transferring to bed, putting away clothes, etc.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7600 burden hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 12 per year.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3800.

    Dated: August 21, 2013.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-20683 Filed 8-23-13; 8:45 am]
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