[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67122-67123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25679]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0783]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs)--Annual Report, 
Remediation Plans & Assessment Questionnaires

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

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``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0783.''

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. 2900-0783'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs)--Annual 
Report, Remediation Plans & Assessment Questionnaires, VA Forms 10-
10073, 10-10073A, 10-10073B, and 10-10073C.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0783.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. Section 7366, Accountability and 
Oversight, states ``(b) each such corporation (NPC) shall submit to the 
Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)) an annual report 
providing a detailed statement of its operations, activities, and 
accomplishments during that year.'' The individual NPC annual reports 
are combined into one NPC Annual Report to Congress. VA oversight of 
NPCs includes reviews, audits, self-assessments, and remediation plans. 
This information collection is used for oversight of NPCs and includes 
the following:

a. NPC Annual Report Template, VA Form 10-10073
b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans, VA Form 10-10073A
c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073B
d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073C

NPC Annual Report Template, VA Form 10-10073

    Since 1988, when the enabling legislation for the NPCs was passed, 
annual reports have been obtained from each NPC and combined into an 
NPC Annual Report to Congress. Congress uses the combined NPC Annual 
Report to Congress to monitor the progress of the overall NPC program 
it created. The NPC Annual Report to Congress is also used by top-level 
VA executives to evaluate the program and to recommend changes where 
needed. VHA's Nonprofit Oversight Board and the Nonprofit Program 
Office (NPPO) use both the combined NPC Annual Report to Congress and 
the individual NPC Annual Report Templates to monitor and oversee the 
NPCs. Trend analyses and other financial information are analyzed for 
each NPC and judgments made about each NPC's progress, financial 
viability, stewardship of assets, and accomplishments.

NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans, VA Form 10-10073A

    The NPC Audit Action Items Remediation Plans information collection 
is used to review the NPCs' remedies for audit deficiencies and 
recommendations. The major objective of the information collection is 
to help ensure proper corrective action. If any of the remediation 
plans submitted are inadequate, then the NPPO will make recommendations 
for sound, workable remedies.

NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073B

    The NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, or portions of it, will be 
used in conducting reviews, audits, and investigations of the NPCs. The 
major objective of the questionnaire is to uncover weaknesses and 
lapses in internal controls. The NPPO will then make recommendations 
for improved internal controls wherever there are weaknesses or lapses. 
The questionnaire also may be used as a voluntary self-assessment by 
the NPCs.

NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073C

    The NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, or portions of it, 
will be used in conducting operational reviews of the NPCs. The major 
objective of the questionnaire is to uncover operating problems and 
areas that need improvement. The NPPO will then make recommendations 
for operations improvements wherever problems or opportunities for 
improvement are found. The questionnaire also may be used as a 
voluntary self-assessment by the NPCs.
    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 172 on September 9, 2021, pages 
50596 and 50597.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 858 total hours.
    a. NPC Annual Report Template--301 hours.
    b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--84 hours.
    c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--344 hours.
    d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--129 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 660 total minutes.
    a. NPC Annual Report Template--210 minutes.
    b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--120 minutes.
    c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--240 minutes.
    d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300 total.
    a. NPC Annual Report Template--86.
    b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--42.
    c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--86.
    d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--86.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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