[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 8138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02924]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Suicide 
Prevention 2.0 Program--Community Opinion Survey

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-NEW.

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-NEW'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Suicide Prevention 2.0 Program--Community Opinion Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: VA authority for this data collection is found under 38 
U.S.C., Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527, which authorizes the collection 
of data that will allow measurement and evaluation of VA Programs, the 
goal of which is improved health care for veterans. The information 
will be used to accomplish three aims: (1) Collect baseline data on the 
knowledge and attitudes of adult US citizens living in specified 
communities about veterans, veteran suicide, and resources available to 
veterans to reduce suicide, prior to the implementation of suicide 
prevention programs; (2) collect follow-up data in the same communities 
to assess whether those knowledge and attitudes have changed over time; 
and (3) determine whether the programs and policies implemented by a 
community resulted in positive change in knowledge and attitudes.
    The data will be utilized by the Office of Mental Health and 
Suicide Prevention in VA Central Office to measure the return on 
investment of significant resources that have been invested to support 
communities in their efforts to reduce veteran suicide. Specifically, 
the Community-Based Interventions (CBI) arm of VA's ``Suicide 
Prevention 2.0'' (SP2.0) program has launched two different initiatives 
whose goals are to increase the successful implementation of best 
practices to prevent veteran suicide in local communities. The data 
will allow VA to measure a baseline level of expected outcomes, follow-
up levels, and explore the role of new programs in any changes, as well 
as inform program planning and evaluation.
    In addition, the data collected will be used by State teams that 
are engaged in the Governor's Challenge (GC) initiative. GC is one of 
the initiatives supported by SP2.0 and is structured so that State 
teams are provided training and technical assistance by VA to expand 
their efforts to implement suicide prevention programs in their State. 
This data collection will assist the State teams to assess the effects 
of their new programming or policies.
    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 218 on November 16, 2021, page 
63455.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.

    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. 2022-02924 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]
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