Notice2021-14594
Agency Information Collection Activity: Community Residential Care (CRC) Recordkeeping Requirements
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Published
July 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36190-36191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14594]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0491]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Community Residential
Care (CRC) Recordkeeping Requirements
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 September 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1ab808f848dcfaa84988492a19780cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="551f343b30397b1e302c30261523347b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No.
2900-0491'' 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), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4924283b202b2c2567283926273d2c093f28672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc2ceddc6cdcac381cedfc0c1dbcaefd9ce81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0491'' 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;
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(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: Community Residential Care (CRC) Recordkeeping Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0491.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: One of the standards a Community Residential Care (CRC)
facility must meet is the requirement that the CRC must maintain
records on each resident in a secure place. Facility records must
include emergency notification procedures and a copy of all signed
agreements with the resident. 38 CFR 17.63(i). These records must be
maintained by the CRC, and the CRC must make those records available
for VA inspection upon request. A Medical Foster Home is a subtype of
CRC and is required to comply with the record keeping requirements of
38 CFR 17.63(i). See 38 CFR 17.74(q). In addition, the CRC must
maintain and make available upon request of the approving official,
records related to CRC staff requirements, and provide that the CRC
must have sufficient, qualified staff must be on duty and available to
care for the resident and ensure the health and safety of each
resident.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,095 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 730.
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. 2021-14594 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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