[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72249-72250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28557]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900--NEW (10-10138)]


Proposed Information Collection (Using Peer Mentors To Support 
PACT Team Efforts To Improve Diabetes); 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 collection needed to evaluate the 
project aims to enhance PACT implementation by evaluating the effects 
of the VA PACT initiative and by test new, innovative strategies for 
patient care that can be spread if proven effective.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before February 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; 
or Audrey Revere, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs, 
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 
(Using Peer Mentors to Support PACT Team Efforts to Improve Diabetes)'' 
in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be 
viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Revere at (202) 461-5694.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 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.
    Titles: Using Peer Mentors to Support PACT Team Efforts to Improve 
Diabetes, VA Form 10-10138.
    OMB Control Number: 2900--NEW.
    Type of Review: New data collection.
    Abstract This project is being conducted under the auspices of the 
VISN 4 Demonstration Lab, which was funded by Patient Care Services to 
assess the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model of care for Veterans. 
There is considerable interest in and urgency to implement the PACT 
model--reflecting both a desire to improve health care for Veterans and 
to sustain the VA's leadership in health care quality. CEPACT aims to 
contribute to these goals by evaluating the effects of the VA PACT 
initiative and by test new, innovative strategies for patient care that 
can be spread if proven effective.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,473 burden hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 147 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.

    Dated: December 2, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-28557 Filed 12-4-14; 8:45 am]
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