[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84875-84876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26752]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0768]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Program 
of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)

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. 2900-0768.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0768'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers 
(PCAFC) (VA Form 10-10CG).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0768.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Authority for this information collection is found in 
Public Law (Pub. L.) 111-163, Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 
Services Act of 2010, as amended in title 38 United States Code chapter 
17 by adding a new section, 1720G, ``Assistance and Support Services 
for Caregivers.'' Section 1720G required the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) to develop a Program of Comprehensive Assistance for 
Family Caregivers and Support Services. Under the law, Primary Family 
Caregivers may be eligible to receive a stipend, access to health care 
coverage, mental health counseling, comprehensive caregiver education 
and training, and expanded respite services. Caregivers also may be 
eligible for travel benefits when they accompany the Veteran for care 
or attending training.
    In order to administer these benefits to caregivers, it is 
necessary that the VA receive information about the nature of benefit 
being sought and the persons who will be serving as caregivers and 
receiving benefits. This information is collected with VA Form 10-10CG, 
which is currently approved under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Control Number 2900-0768. VA requests a three-year renewal of the PRA 
clearance for 10-10CG from OMB to continue with the collection of this 
information, which is necessary to administer VA's Program of 
Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).
    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

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soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at 
88 FR 186 on September 27, 2023, pages 66554 and 66555.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 27,668 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 110,671.

    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. 2023-26752 Filed 12-5-23; 8:45 am]
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