Notice2023-15681
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veteran Financial and Credit Counseling Services Study
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Published
July 25, 2023
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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 88, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47948-47949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15681]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veteran Financial and
Credit Counseling Services Study
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 25, 2023.
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 Grant Bennett, 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#c98ebba8a7bde78baca7a7acbdbd89bfa8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ccbfeede2f8a2cee9e2e2e9f8f8ccfaeda2ebe3fa">[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 Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7914180b101b1c1557180916170d1c390f18571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd909c8f949f9891d39c8d92938998bd8b9cd39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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 Financial and Credit Counseling Services Study.
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: Section 313 of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert
Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement
(Cleland-Dole) Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-328) requires the VA to conduct
a study on financial and credit counseling by querying financial and
credit counselors, homeless programs providers, and subject matters
experts regarding the use of financial and credit counseling services.
The intent of this study is to identify financial and credit counseling
needs of Veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing
homelessness, the financial and credit counseling services offered to
these Veterans, the specific barriers that these Veterans have in
accessing these financial and credit counseling services, and the
effects of financial and credit counseling services on such outcomes as
employment, housing status, income, and credit score. The information
collected will be used to inform VA policy makers, program managers,
and process improvement investigators about how to enhance financial
and credit counseling services that are offered to Veterans
experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The
results of this study, which will not include personally identifiable
information about the individual respondents, will be shared with
Congress via a congressionally mandated report.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 567 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,700.
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. 2023-15681 Filed 7-24-23; 8:45 am]
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