[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26936-26938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12131]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0793]


Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Health Professional 
Scholarship and Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility 
Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP and VIOMPSP)

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.

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DATES:  Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before August 9, 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. 2900-0793'' in any correspondence. During the 
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy at (202) 615-9241.

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: VA Health Professional Scholarship and Visual Impairment and 
Orientation and Mobility Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP and 
VIOMPSP).
    1. Academic Verification, VA Form 10-0491.
    2. Addendum to Application, VA Form 10-0491a.
    3. Annual VA Employment Deferment Verification, VA Form 10-0491c.
    4. Education Program Completion Notice--Service Obligation 
Placement, VA Form 10-0491d.
    5. Evaluation Recommendation Form, VA Form 10-0491e.
    6. HPSP Agreement, VA Form 10-0491f.
    7. HPSP/VIOMPSP Application, VA Form 10-0491g.
    8. Notice of Approaching Graduation, VA Form 10-0491h.
    9. Notice of Change and/or Annual Academic Status Report, VA Form 
10-0491i.
    10. Request for Deferment for Advanced Education, VA Form 10-0491j.
    11. VA Scholarship Offer Response, VA Form 10-0491k.
    12. VIOMPSP Agreement, VA Form 10-0491l.
    13. Mobility Agreement, VA Form 10-0491m.
    14. HPSP VHVMAESP Agreement, VA Form 10-0491n.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0793.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This is a revision of a currently approved collection, 
due to legislation that necessitates adding two forms and amending 
existing forms. The collection of information is essential to implement 
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Visual Impairment and 
Orientation and Mobility Professionals Scholarship Program (VIOMPSP) 
and the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) which were 
authorized under Public Law 111-163 on May 5, 2010 and extended through 
December 31, 2033 by Section 301 of Public Law 115-182, The VA Mission 
Act of 2018. The passage of this legislation allows VA to provide 
services to the public by awarding scholarships to non-VA employees who 
will be required to become VA employees in the professions for which 
they were educated under these programs. Section 304 of The Mission Act 
of 2018 authorized the creation of the Veterans Healing Veterans 
Medical Access and Education Scholarship Program (VHVMAESP). These 
programs will help address VA health care workforce needs.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.

                                                                 Estimated Annual Burden
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                                                Number of   x Number of               x Number of     Equals                                  Number of
                   VA Forms                    respondents   responses      Equals      minutes     (minutes)            / by 60 =              hours
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                               Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professionals Scholarship Program (VIOMPSP)
                                                                       Applicants
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10-0491g--Application........................          100            1          100           60        6,000  ...........................          100
10-0491--Academic Verification...............          100            1          100           60        6,000  ...........................          100
10-0491e--Evaluation & Recommendation........          100            2          200           50        5,000  ...........................         83.3
10-0491a--Addendum to Application............         * 30            1           30           10          300  ...........................            5
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    Total....................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........................        288.3
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                                                      Applicants Selected To Receive a Scholarship
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10-0491l--Agreement for the VIOMPSP..........           10            1           10           15          150  ...........................          2.5
10-0491m--VA Scholarship Mobility Agreement..           10            1           10           10          100  ...........................          1.7
10-0491k--VA Scholarship Offer Response......           10            1           10           10          100  ...........................          1.7
10-0491i--Notice of Change and/or Annual                10            1           10           20          200  ...........................          3.3
 Academic Status Report.
10-0491h--Notice of Approaching Graduation...           10            1           10           10          100  ...........................          1.7
10-0491d--Education Program Completion Notice/          10            1           10           20          200  ...........................          3.3
 Service Obligation Placement.
10-0491j--Request for Deferment for Advanced             2            1            2           10           20  ...........................           .3
 Education.
10-0491c--Annual VA Employment/Deferment                10            1           10           10          100  ...........................          1.7
 Verification.
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    Total....................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........................         16.2
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        Grand Total for VIOMPSP..............  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........................        304.5
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                                                     Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP)
                                                                       Applicants
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10-0491g--Application........................        1,700            1        1,700           60      102,000  ...........................        1,700

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10-0491--Academic Verification...............        1,700            1        1,700           60      102,000  ...........................        1,700
10-0491e--Evaluation & Recommendation........        1,700            2        3,400           50      170,000  ...........................      2,833.3
10-0491a--Addendum to Application............        * 510            1          510           10        5,100  ...........................           85
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    Total....................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........................      6,318.3
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                                                      Applicants Selected To Receive a Scholarship
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10-0491f--Agreement for the HPSP.............          160            1          160           15        2,400  ...........................           40
10-0491n--Agreement for the VHVMAESP.........           20            1           20           15          300  ...........................            5
10-0491m--Mobility Agreement.................          160            1          160           10        1,600  ...........................         26.7
10-0491k--VA Scholarship Offer Response......          160            1          160           10        1,600  ...........................         26.7
10-0491i--Notice of Change and/or Annual               480            1          480           20        9,600  ...........................          160
 Academic Status Report.
10-0491h--Notice of Approaching Graduation...          160            1          160           10        1,600  ...........................         26.7
10-0491d--Education Program Completion Notice/         160            1          160           20        3,200  ...........................         53.3
 Service Obligation Placement.
10-0491j--Request for Deferment for Advanced          * 48            1           48           10          480  ...........................            8
 Education.
10-0491c--Annual VA Employment/Deferment               160            1          160           10        1,600  ...........................         26.7
 Verification.
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    Total....................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........................        373.1
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        Grand Total for HPSP.................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........................      6,691.4
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            Grand Total for Both VIOMPSP and   ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........................      ~ 6,996
             HPSP (6,691.4 + 304.5 = 6,995.9).
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* (30%).

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.

    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. 2019-12131 Filed 6-7-19; 8:45 am]
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