[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3273-3274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00774]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900--NEW]


Agency Information Collection (Veterans, Researchers, and IRB 
Members Experiences With Recruitment Restrictions) Activities Under OMB 
Review

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, 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 Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA), 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 includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before February 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
NEW (Veterans, Researchers, and IRB Members Experiences with 
Recruitment Restrictions)'' in any correspondence. During the comment 
period, comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW 
(Veterans, Researchers, and IRB Members Experiences with Recruitment 
Restrictions)'' in any correspondence.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: Veterans, Researchers, and IRB Members Experiences with 
Recruitment Restrictions.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW, (Veterans, Researchers, and IRB 
Members Experiences with Recruitment Restrictions).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The VHA Office of Research Development has launched a 
Research Best Practices initiative to study ways to improve the conduct 
of research within the VA. All study data will be analyzed by the 
investigators using qualitative research methods to understand 
Veterans' preferences on research recruitment methods. The data will be 
published in peer-review medical literature and presented at the HSR&D 
national meeting, if accepted for such.
    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 October 31, 2013 at page 65452.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 192 Burden hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 120 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 96

    Dated: January 13, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-00774 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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