[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42991-42993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17685]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0793]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, 
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 it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 18, 2019.

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-
0793'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Office of Quality, 
Performance and Risk (OQPR), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0793'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    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

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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.
    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 at 84 FR 26936 on June 10, 2019, pages 26936 
through 26938.
    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
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 HPSP (6,691.4 + 304.5 = 6,995.9)                                                                               ~ 6,996
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* (30%).


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    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. 2019-17685 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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