Notice2026-18348
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA All Employee Survey (AES)
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Published
September 9, 2026
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 a 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 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 57451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18348]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA All Employee Survey
(AES)
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 a 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: Comments must be received on or before November 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-specific information: Rebecca Mimnall, 202-695-9434,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f19070e0c001f1d0e2f190e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="186e70797b77686a79586e79367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ddbccdddfcccdfbeca3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4a2b5a4a6b5b48295da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
Title: VA All Employee Survey (AES), 10-200.
OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>. (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: Legal authority for this data collection is found under 5
CFR part 250, subpart C, stating that executive agencies must conduct
an annual employee survey to assess leadership, management practices,
and employee satisfaction. This section authorizes the collection of
data, the goal of which is to improve agency efforts toward the mission
to provide health care services and benefits to Veterans. The
regulation is mandated by Public Law 108-136, Section 1128, which
addresses Other Federal Government Civilian Personnel Matters and
Employee Surveys.
The All Employee Survey (AES) is an annual, voluntary, census
survey of the VA workforce. Data will be used to support a range of VA
efforts from action planning to serving as a feedback tool from
employees to leadership. The aggregate data from ten required questions
in the ``AES Core Items'' section of the survey will be reported by VA
to OPM as part of their Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). OPM
has directed that all Federal agencies will report the compiled results
of these ten questions for the FEVS. Additional assessments targeted at
specific VA employee groups are included in the AES to measure concepts
such as patient safety, nursing practice environment, high reliability
systems, and other areas of importance to the agency. AES responses are
both confidential and anonymous. VA employees are given a workgroup
code that is not specific to any person. Workgroup-level scores are
only reported if at least five people respond to ensure that no
responses can be attributed to individual employees.
Affected Public: Federal Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 176,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 352,000.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Shunda Willis,
Alternate, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information and
Technology/Office of Data Governance and Analytics, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-18348 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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