[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24201-24202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10966]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0860]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Reimbursement of Adoption
Expenses for Certain Veterans
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration, 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 proposed extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before July 23, 2019,
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
or to Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
(10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0860'' in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 615-9241.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, 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.
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Reimbursement of Adoption Expenses for Certain Veterans, VA
Form 10-10152.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0860.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 260 of the Continuing Appropriations and Military
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (Pub. L. 114-223)
states that VA may use appropriated funds available to VA for the
Medical Services account to provide, among other things, reimbursement
of adoption expenses to a covered Veteran. ``Covered Veteran'' means a
Veteran who has a service-connected disability that results in the
inability of the Veteran to procreate without the use of fertility
treatment. The term ``adoption reimbursement'' is defined at Public Law
114-223 section 260(a)(4) to mean reimbursement for the adoption-
related expenses for an adoption that is finalized after the date of
the enactment of the Act under the same terms as apply under the
adoption reimbursement program of the Department of Defense, as
authorized in Department of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the
reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in such instruction.
This law was enacted on September 29, 2016, and funding for the program
is authorized through September 30, 2018. VA's authority to provide
reimbursement of qualifying adoption expenses to the same cohort
described in Public Law 114-223 section 260 was subsequently renewed
and extended in nearly identical form in section 236 of Division J,
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-141 (March 23, 2018) (the
``2018 Act''). Under this most recent authority, VA's adoption expense
reimbursement program remains subject to the funding period covered by
the 2018 Act and the availability of appropriations. To implement this
benefit, VA has developed VA Form 10-10152, paralleling DD 2675, which
requires any Veteran requesting reimbursement of qualifying adoption
expenses to submit the same types of evidence as required under the DoD
policy, as mandated by Public Law 114-223 section 260. VA Form 10-10152
was previously approved by OMB through the PRA clearance process, and
VA now seeks an extension of that approval of this information
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 480 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: One time only.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk
(OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-10966 Filed 5-23-19; 8:45 am]
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