[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67339-67340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26419]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Environmental Hazards Registry (EHR) Worksheet (VA Form 10-10176)

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 January 8, 2020.

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-
NEW'' 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-NEW'' in any 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Environmental Hazards Registry (EHR) Worksheet (VA Form 10-
10176)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: Legal authority for this data collection is found under 
the following Congressional mandates that authorize the collection of 
data that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Programs, the goal of which is improved health care 
for Veterans.
     Agent Orange Registry: Public Laws 102-4, 102-585 Section 
703,100-687 and 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) 527, 38 U.S.C. 1116.
     Gulf War Registry: Public Laws 102-585, 103-446 and 38 
U.S.C. 1117.
     Ionizing Radiation: Public Laws 102-585 Section 703, 100-
687 and 38 U.S.C. 527, 38 U.S.C. 1116.
    The new Environmental Health Registry (EHR) Worksheet, VA Form 10-
10176, supersedes VA Form 10-9009 (June 2005), VA Form 10-9009A (March 
2010) and VA Form 10-0020A (June 2005). Post Deployment Health Services 
(PDHS) plans to have this form electronically accessible to 
Environmental Health Coordinators and Clinicians once the EHR is in 
place. Until then, PDHS requests to consolidate 3 existing forms into 
one comprehensive form.
    Currently, VA is exploring the performance of limited registry 
examinations via telemedicine, in order to reduce Veterans' need to 
travel and potentially reduce waiting times for exams. The form 
information would be the same, and otherwise the process to collect and 
put data into the registry database will not change. Once the exam 
template is available, it can be used to import information more 
seamlessly into the Veteran patient record.

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    VA Environmental Health Registry evaluations are free, voluntary 
medical assessments for Veterans who may have been exposed to certain 
environmental hazards during military service. Evaluations alert 
Veterans to possible long-term health problems that may be related to 
exposure specific to environmental hazards during their military 
service. The registry data may help VA understand and respond to these 
health problems more effectively and may be useful for research 
purposes.
    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 42993 on August 19, 2019, page 
42993.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.

    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. 2019-26419 Filed 12-6-19; 8:45 am]
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