[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65852-65853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23715]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Pilot Program on 
Graduate Medical Education and Residency (PPGMER)

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the 
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to 
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed 
collection of information, including each proposed extension of a 
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in 
response to the notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before January 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Janel Keyes, Office of Regulations, Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP), 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-NEW'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments 
may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-NEW'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VHA 
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VHA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Authority:
     Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency 
(PPGMER).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: Section 403 of 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 (Public Law 115-182) 
mandated that VA create a pilot

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program to establish additional graduate medical education (GME) 
physician residency placement positions at certain covered facilities. 
The pilot program will place no fewer than 100 resident physicians at 
covered facilities (sites) operated by Indian tribe or tribal 
organization (25 U.S.C. 5304), Indian Health Service, Federally-
Qualified Health Centers (42 U.S.C. 1396d(1)(2)(B)) and Department of 
Defense. Participants in this pilot program are required by the statute 
to collect and provide VA with programmatic data. VA is required to 
include this information in an annual report to Congress until the 
program terminates on August 7, 2031. The information will be collected 
by the GME sponsoring institutions and the physician residents they 
place in the participating covered facilities. The sponsors themselves 
will determine the best method for collection of the necessary data 
depending on their own resources and staffing. The information to be 
collected will include required elements, such as number of patients 
seen per day by each resident placed in a covered facility, for the 
annual report on implementation of the pilot program submitted by VA to 
Congress.

Physician Resident Data Collection

    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 600 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

GME Sponsor Data Collection

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 120 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt) Office of Enterprise and Integration/
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-23715 Filed 10-31-22; 8:45 am]
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