[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00895]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection (Board of Veterans' Appeals Voice 
of the Veteran Appellant Surveys) Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Board of Veterans' Appeals, 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 Board of 
Veterans' Appeals (BVA), 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: Comments must be submitted 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 (Board of Veterans' Appeals Voice of the Veteran Appellant 
Surveys)'' in any correspondence.

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 
(Board of Veterans' Appeals Voice of the Veteran Appellant Surveys).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Board of Veterans' Appeals Voice of the Veteran Appellant 
Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW, Board of Veterans' Appeals Voice of 
the Veteran Appellant Surveys.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: Currently, the Board collects customer satisfaction on a 
very limited basis. Surveys are distributed after the hearing is 
conducted relying on respondents to mail in the postcard. The survey 
card only measures the appellant's satisfaction with the hearing 
process and response rates are low. The Board will benefit from 
obtaining direct feedback from Veterans regarding their experience with 
the Board with either the hearing or non-hearing experience. 
Specifically, the Veterans' feedback will provide the Board three key 
benefits: (1) Identify what is most important to Veterans in 
determining their satisfaction with both the hearing and non-hearing 
process; (2) determine what to do to improve experience; and (3) serve 
to guide training and/or operational activities aimed at enhancing the 
quality of service provided to Veterans.
    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 September 6, 2013, at pages 54956-54957.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,571.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 6.4 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,727.

    Dated: January 14, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-00895 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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