[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53732-53733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21017]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0752]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
uSPEQ[supreg] Consumer Experience Survey (Rehabilitation)

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

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search function. Refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0752.''

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. 2900-0752'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: uSPEQ[supreg] Consumer Experience Survey (Rehabilitation), 
VA Form 10-0467.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0752.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rehabilitation 
programs are committed to adopting the uSPEQ[supreg] Consumer 
Experience 2.0 Universal Questionnaire, VA Form 10-0467, to assess 
outcome measures related to patient perceptions and perspectives 
regarding rehabilitation experiences. The uSPEQ[supreg] (pronounced you 
speak) is a confidential, anonymous, and scientifically tested consumer 
reporting system that gives persons served a voice in their services. A 
majority of VA rehabilitation program offices serving special emphasis 
populations have indicated an interest in using the uSPEQ[supreg] 
document as a survey of rehabilitation consumer experiences in their 
local, regional, and national programs. The uSPEQ survey will be used 
to gather input from veterans regarding their satisfaction with VA's 
rehabilitation programs. VA will use the data collected to continue 
quality improvement, informed programmatic development, and to identify 
rehabilitation program strengths and weaknesses.
    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 86 FR 123 on June 30, 2021, pages 34844 
and 34845.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 32,000.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 384,000.

    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. 2021-21017 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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