[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3779-3781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01016]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0904]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Staff 
Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox 
SPGP)

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 (VHA), 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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. 2900-0904.

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. 2900-0904'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant 
Program (SSG Fox SPGP), VA Forms 10-315a-b, 10-316a-f, and 10-317a-d.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0904.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: On October 17, 2020, the Commander John Scott Hannon 
Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, Public Law (Pub. 
L.) 116-171 (the Act), codified as a note to section 1720F of title 38, 
United States Code (U.S.C.), was enacted in law. Section 201 of the Act 
mandated VA establish the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide 
Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP) to reduce Veteran suicide 
through the provision of community-based grants to certain eligible 
entities to provide or coordinate the provision of suicide prevention 
services to eligible individuals and their families.
    In order to award grants under this program, and assess services 
and compliance with grants provided, VA requires submission of 
Applications for grants and Renewals of grants, Compliance Reports, 
Eligibility Screening, Intake Forms and Screenings, Participant 
Satisfaction Surveys, Program Exit Screenings, and Suicide Risk 
Screening Tools.
    VA Form 10-315a--Application: This information is needed to award 
SSG Fox SPGP grants to eligible entities. The application requirements 
are consistent with section 201(f) of the Act and are designed to 
ensure that VA can fully

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evaluate the ability of applicants to achieve the goals of the grant 
program.
    VA Form 10-315b--Renewal Application: This data collection 
instrument has been developed for grantees to renew grants previously 
awarded. The renewal application allows VA to fully evaluate the 
ability of applicants to achieve the goals of the SSG Fox SPGP and 
proposed 38 CFR part 78. This information is used by VA to determine 
whether to award renewal funds to existing grantees.
    VA Forms 10-316a-f--Compliance Reports: This collection of 
information is required to ensure grantees are complying with all 
program requirements set forth in proposed 38 CFR part 78 and their 
grant agreements. These reports allow VA to assess the provision of 
services under this grant program. The reports consist of Annual 
Performance Reports, Other Performance and Implementation Reports, 
Program & Budget Changes, Corrective Action Plans, Annual Financial 
Expenditure Reports, and Quarterly Financial Reports.
    VA Form 10-317a--Eligibility Screening: This data is collected by 
grantee staff to determine eligibility for the grant program, prior to 
enrollment. The collection instrument includes suicide risk factors.
    VA Form 10-317b--Intake Form & Screenings: This data collection 
instrument is used by grantee staff to collect demographic and military 
service. This information is used by the VA to identify trends of the 
Veteran population the grantees are servicing. In addition, the intake 
form includes the following screenings: Social Economic Status (SES); 
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); Warwick-Edinburgh Mental 
Wellbeing Scale (WEMWS); General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE); and 
Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL-12).
    VA Form 10-317c--Participant Satisfaction Survey: This data 
collection instrument has been developed to capture participant 
feedback about services and to evaluate the SSG Fox SPGP. This 
information is used by VA to determine the satisfaction of Veterans 
participating in the grant program funded services and the 
effectiveness of those services provided under the SSG Fox SPGP.
    VA Form 10-317d--Program Exit Screenings: These data collection 
instruments are used by grantee staff at the completion of the program 
to track the following screenings upon program exit: Social Economic 
Status (SES); Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); Warwick-Edinburgh 
Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWS); General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE); and 
Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL-12).
    Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS): Suicide risk 
screening is administered by grantees using the existing C-SSRS to 
assess suicide risk of program participants.
    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 87 FR 215 
on November 8, 2022, pages 67536 and 67537.
    Total Annual Number of Responses = 30,205.
    Total Annual Time Burden = 21,827 hours.

VA Form 10-315a--Application

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,750 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 35 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.

VA Form 10-315b--Renewal Application

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 900 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-316a--Annual Grantee Performance Report

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 68 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-316b--Other Grantee Performance Report

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 90 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Twice annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-316c--Program Change Request

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 45 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Twice annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-316d--Corrective Action Plan (CAP)

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 13 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.

VA Form 10-316e--Annual Grantee Financial Report

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 68 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-316f--Quarterly Grantee Financial Report

    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 90 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Twice annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-317a--Eligibility Screening

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,015 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 67 times annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-317b--Intake Form & Screenings

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,015 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 67 times annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

VA Form 10-317c--Participant Satisfaction Survey

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

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    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

VA Form 10-317d--Program Exit Screenings

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,015 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 67 times annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,508 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 67 times annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

    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. 2023-01016 Filed 1-19-23; 8:45 am]
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