Notice2021-25679
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs)-Annual Report, Remediation Plans & Assessment Questionnaires
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November 24, 2021
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Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67122-67123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25679]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0783]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs)--Annual Report,
Remediation Plans & Assessment Questionnaires
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
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``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0783.''
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#5b363a2932393e37753a2b34352f3e1b2d3a753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caa7abb8a3a8afa6e4abbaa5a4beaf8abcabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0783'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs)--Annual
Report, Remediation Plans & Assessment Questionnaires, VA Forms 10-
10073, 10-10073A, 10-10073B, and 10-10073C.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0783.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. Section 7366, Accountability and
Oversight, states ``(b) each such corporation (NPC) shall submit to the
Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)) an annual report
providing a detailed statement of its operations, activities, and
accomplishments during that year.'' The individual NPC annual reports
are combined into one NPC Annual Report to Congress. VA oversight of
NPCs includes reviews, audits, self-assessments, and remediation plans.
This information collection is used for oversight of NPCs and includes
the following:
a. NPC Annual Report Template, VA Form 10-10073
b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans, VA Form 10-10073A
c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073B
d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073C
NPC Annual Report Template, VA Form 10-10073
Since 1988, when the enabling legislation for the NPCs was passed,
annual reports have been obtained from each NPC and combined into an
NPC Annual Report to Congress. Congress uses the combined NPC Annual
Report to Congress to monitor the progress of the overall NPC program
it created. The NPC Annual Report to Congress is also used by top-level
VA executives to evaluate the program and to recommend changes where
needed. VHA's Nonprofit Oversight Board and the Nonprofit Program
Office (NPPO) use both the combined NPC Annual Report to Congress and
the individual NPC Annual Report Templates to monitor and oversee the
NPCs. Trend analyses and other financial information are analyzed for
each NPC and judgments made about each NPC's progress, financial
viability, stewardship of assets, and accomplishments.
NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans, VA Form 10-10073A
The NPC Audit Action Items Remediation Plans information collection
is used to review the NPCs' remedies for audit deficiencies and
recommendations. The major objective of the information collection is
to help ensure proper corrective action. If any of the remediation
plans submitted are inadequate, then the NPPO will make recommendations
for sound, workable remedies.
NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073B
The NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, or portions of it, will be
used in conducting reviews, audits, and investigations of the NPCs. The
major objective of the questionnaire is to uncover weaknesses and
lapses in internal controls. The NPPO will then make recommendations
for improved internal controls wherever there are weaknesses or lapses.
The questionnaire also may be used as a voluntary self-assessment by
the NPCs.
NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073C
The NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, or portions of it,
will be used in conducting operational reviews of the NPCs. The major
objective of the questionnaire is to uncover operating problems and
areas that need improvement. The NPPO will then make recommendations
for operations improvements wherever problems or opportunities for
improvement are found. The questionnaire also may be used as a
voluntary self-assessment by the NPCs.
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 172 on September 9, 2021, pages
50596 and 50597.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 858 total hours.
a. NPC Annual Report Template--301 hours.
b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--84 hours.
c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--344 hours.
d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--129 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 660 total minutes.
a. NPC Annual Report Template--210 minutes.
b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--120 minutes.
c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--240 minutes.
d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300 total.
a. NPC Annual Report Template--86.
b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--42.
c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--86.
d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--86.
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. 2021-25679 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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