[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94484-94485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30962]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0376]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: (Agent 
Orange Registry Code Sheet; VA Form 10-9009)

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.

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The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection 
and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 23, 2017.

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-
0376'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0376.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Agent Orange Registry Code Sheet, VA Form 10-9009.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0376.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement and Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    Abstract: VA employees obtain demographic data from existing 
records. The examining physician, Environmental Health (EH) Coordinator 
(formerly identified as the Agent Orange coordinator)/or other 
designated personnel obtain the remainder of the information during the 
Agent Orange registry physical examination process. The information 
obtained from the Veteran is entered directly onto an electronic VA 
Agent Orange Form 10-9009, Agent Orange Registry Worksheet (formerly 
identified as an Agent Orange Registry Code Sheet), via a secured Web 
site http://vaww.registries.aac.va.gov by VA personnel and transmitted 
directly to the Environmental Agents Service (EAS) Agent Orange 
Registry database located at the Austin Information Technology Center 
(AITC), Austin, TX. Edits are automatically accomplished at the time of 
entry. The EAS Registries Web site allows you to edit pretty much all 
the information that has been entered. Some VA facilities will enter 
the information into the EAS Registries Web site while the Veteran is 
sitting in front of them. Other facilities will have the Veteran and 
the examiner complete the Agent Orange Worksheet on paper form, and 
then later enter the worksheet data into the EAS Registries Web site. 
VHA Handbook 1302.01, dated 9/5/06 states: ``AOR worksheets and dated 
follow-up letters must be scanned, or made electronic, and attached to 
an appropriately titled CPRS progress note.''
    The registry provides a mechanism to catalogue prominent symptoms, 
reproductive health, and diagnoses and to communicate with Agent Orange 
Veterans. VA keeps Veterans informed on research findings or new 
compensation policies through periodic newsletters. The voluntary, 
self-selected nature of this registry makes it valuable for health 
surveillance; however, it is not designed or intended to be a research 
tool and therefore, the results cannot be generalized to represent all 
Agent Orange Veterans. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information 
was published on October 6, 2016, Vol. 81, pages 69571-69572.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: VA Form 10-9009--6,667 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 20,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
VA Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-30962 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am]
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