[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75418-75419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26065]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0872]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Expanded 
Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: Establishing a 
Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes for Veterans 
Care Agreements (VCAs)

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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0872.

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. 2900-0872'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: 
Establishing a Process for Certification, Discontinuance, and Disputes 
for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs)
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0872.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 102 of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and 
Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 (Pub. 
L. 115-182) authorizes VA to enter into Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) 
to furnish required care and services when such care and services are 
not feasibly available to certain individuals through a VA facility, a 
contract, or a sharing agreement. VA seeks to establish a new 
collection to implement three requirements under section 102 of the 
MISSION Act:
    a. Certification: Eligible entities and providers will be required 
to submit to VA information concerning relevant credentials, licenses, 
and other information as requested by VA to evaluate eligibility for 
certification. The information to be collected is authorized by 38 
U.S.C. 1703A(c).
    b. Discontinuation: Eligible entities and providers would be 
required to submit to VA a written notice of intent to discontinue a 
Veterans Care Agreement prior to the date of such discontinuation. The 
information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(f)(1).
    c. Disputes: Eligible entities and providers would be required to 
submit to VA written notices of dispute that contain specific 
information to allow VA to assess and resolve the matter in dispute. 
The information to be collected is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 1703A(h).
    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 205 on October 23, 2019, pages 56890 
and 56891.

Certification

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,263 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,152.

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Discontinuation

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 152.

Disputes

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 268 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 803.

    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. 2020-26065 Filed 11-24-20; 8:45 am]
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