[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 37 (Friday, February 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11839-11840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04012]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0768]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Program 
of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Improvements and 
Amendments Under the VA MISSION Act of 2018

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. 2900-0768.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0768'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers 
Improvements and Amendments Under the VA MISSION Act of 2018, VA Form 
10-10CG.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0768.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Pursuant to RIN 2900-AQ48, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) has proposed revisions to its regulations that govern VA's 
Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). This 
rulemaking would make improvements to PCAFC and update the regulations 
to comply with section 161 of Public Law 115-182, the John S. McCain 
III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal 
Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 
2018, or the VA MISSION Act of 2018, which made changes to PCAFC's 
authorizing statute. These proposed changes would allow PCAFC to better 
address the needs of veterans of all eras and standardize the current 
program to focus on eligible veterans with moderate and severe needs.
    This proposed rule--
     Would expand PCAFC to eligible veterans of all service 
eras, as specified.
     Would define new terms and revise existing terms used 
throughout the regulation. Some of the new and revised terms would have 
a substantial impact on eligibility requirements for PCAFC (e.g., in 
need of personal care services; need for supervision, protection, or 
instruction; and serious injury), and the benefits available under 
PCAFC (e.g., financial planning services, legal services, and monthly 
stipend rate).
     Would establish an annual reassessment to determine 
continued eligibility for PCAFC.
     Would revise the stipend payment calculation for Primary 
Family Caregivers.
    [squ] Would establish a transition plan for legacy participants and 
legacy applicants who may or may not meet the new eligibility criteria 
and whose Primary Family Caregivers could have their stipend amount 
impacted by changes to the stipend payment calculation.
    [squ] Would add financial planning and legal services as new 
benefits available to Primary Family Caregivers.
     Would revise the process for revocation and discharge from 
PCAFC.
     Would reference VA's ability to collect overpayments made 
under PCAFC.
    The background for PCAFC and this information collection resides in 
Title I of Public Law (Pub. L.) 111-163, Caregivers and Veterans 
Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (hereinafter referred to as ``the 
Caregivers Act''), which established section 1720G(a) of title 38 of 
the United States Code (U.S.C.) ``Assistance and Support Services for 
Caregivers.'' Section 1720G required VA to establish a Program of 
Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) of eligible 
veterans. The Caregivers Act also required VA to establish a Program of 
General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS) that is available to 
caregivers of covered veterans of all eras. VA implemented the PCAFC 
and the PGCSS through its regulations in part 71 of title 38 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Through PCAFC, VA provides family 
caregivers of eligible veterans (as defined in 38 CFR 71.15) certain 
benefits, such as training, respite care, counseling, technical 
support, beneficiary travel (to attend required caregiver training and 
for an eligible veteran's medical appointments), a monthly stipend 
payment, and access to health care coverage (if qualified) through the 
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (CHAMPVA). 38 U.S.C. 1720G(a)(3), 38 CFR 71.40.
    In order to administer these benefits to caregivers, it is 
necessary that the VA receive information about the nature of benefit 
being sought and the persons who will be serving as primary or 
secondary family caregivers and receiving benefits. This information is 
collected with VA Form 10-10CG, which is currently approved under 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 2900-0768. 
Additional information will be collected by VA when a participating 
veteran provides required notice of a change of address and will be 
added to OMB Control Number 2900-0768.
    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 85 FR 136 on July 15, 2020, pages 42983 
and 42984.

VA Form 10-10CG

    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,694 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 62,776.

Veteran Change of Address Notification

    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 542 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3,250.


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    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-04012 Filed 2-25-21; 8:45 am]
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