Notice2022-21040
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veteran Self-Check Assessment (SCA)
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Published
September 29, 2022
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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 87, Number 188 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59165-59166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21040]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veteran Self-Check
Assessment (SCA)
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
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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 November 28, 2022.
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#450f242b20296b0e203c20360533246b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1fbd0dfd4dd9ffad4c8d4c2f1c7d09fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b161a0912191e17551a0b14150f1e3b0d1a551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1ccc0d3c8c3c4cd8fc0d1cecfd5c4e1d7c08fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: Veteran Self-Check Assessment (SCA).
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: The Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) Chat program allows
Veterans, along with their families and friends, to interact online,
anonymously, through chat services with a trained VCL Responder. The
VCL Chat program is available to all Veterans who may or may not be
enrolled in the VA health care system and provides them with online
access to the VCL and the VA's suicide prevention services. For many
Veterans, their first contact with VHA is through this program. To help
facilitate Veterans' utilization of the Chat program and enhance the
Chat Responders' ability to understand and respond effectively to
Veteran-users, the VCL has implemented the Self-Check Assessment (SCA).
The SCA is an online, confidential, and anonymous risk assessment
tool for U.S. Veterans, Active-Duty Service Members (ADSM), members of
the National Guard and Reserves or family members of someone in one of
those groups. The SCA tool is used to seamlessly link Veterans and
their families with the VCL Chat program. At no point is the respondent
asked to give their name or any other identifying information. The
respondent is assigned a unique identifying number called a ``Reference
Code'' that they use to get the VCL Responder's response to their SCA.
The participant answers to the SCA are collected, and the program
automatically calculates and lists their risk Tier based on their
responses. The VCL Responder then reviews the SCA answers and sends a
message to the participant, which they receive using their ``Reference
Code.'' This messaging encourages the individual to connect to a VCL
Responder via an online chat link on the page. The VCL Responder will
engage the participant in exploring any service needs they may have and
direct them on how they might benefit from VA or community-based
services.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,964 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,783.
By direction of the Secretary.
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-21040 Filed 9-28-22; 8:45 am]
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