59574 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 / Notices 

Improvement Act of 2017, which 

requires VA to pay State Veteran Homes 

(SVHs) for medical model adult day 

health care provided to certain eligible 

Veterans; and Public Law 116–315, 

section 3007, Waiver of Requirements of 

Department of Veterans Affairs for 

Receipt of Per Diem Payments for 

Domiciliary Care at State Homes and 

Modification of Eligibility for such 

Payments. This information collection 

also enables the payment of per diem to 

State homes that provide care to eligible 

Veterans in accordance with title 38, 

CFR part 51. The intended effect of 

these provisions is to create a safeguard 

that Veterans are receiving a high 

quality of care in SVHs. 

To ensure that high quality care is 

furnished to Veterans, VA requires those 

facilities providing nursing home care, 

domiciliary care, and adult day health 

care programs to Veterans to supply 

various kinds of information. The 

information required includes an 

application and justification for 

payment; records and reports that 

facility management must maintain 

regarding payment activities of residents 

or participants; and records and reports 

that facilities management and health 

care professionals must maintain 

regarding eligible residents or 

participants. The following three forms 

are included in this information 

collection: 

a. VA Form 10–5588: State Home 

Report and Statement of Federal Aid 

Claimed—38 CFR 51, 52 and title 38 

U.S.C. 1741, 1742, 1743 and 1745—is 

used to assess and provide per diem to 

State homes. This collection instrument 

is used by the State home employees 

and VA Staff. 

b. VA Form 10–5588A: Claim for 

Increased Per Diem Payment for 

Veterans Awarded Retroactive Service 

Connection—38 CFR 51, 52 and title 38 

U.S.C. 1741, 1742, 1743 and 1745—is 

used to assess and provide per diem to 

State homes retroactively. This 

collection instrument is used by the 

State home employees and VA Staff. 

c. VA Form 10–10SH: State Home 

Program Application for Veterans Care 

Medical Certification—38 CFR 51, 52 

and title 38 U.S.C. 1741, 1742, 1743 and 

1745—provides for the collection of 

information to apply for the benefits of 

this program. 

The State Home Per Diem (SHPD) 

Program recently automated the 10– 

10SH form. The form was converted 

into a web-based, fillable form that can 

be electronically submitted from the 

SVH to the appropriate VAMC. It 

includes data field validation, assuring 

that all required fields have been filled 

before the user can electronically submit 

the 10–10SH form. The VA portion of 

the application also includes business 

rules to assist the VA representatives in 

making uniform determinations, allow 

the VA representative to return 

incomplete applications to the SVH 

along with a notification to them, and 

record receipt of the completed 

application. 

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 88 FR 

118 on June 21, 2023, pages 40402 and 

40403. 

Total Annual Burden: 4,816 hours. 

Total Annual Responses: 13,614. 

VA Form 10–5588 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 834 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Monthly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

139. 

VA Form 10–5588A 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 180 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Monthly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

45. 

VA Form 10–10SH 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,802 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11,406. 

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. 2023–18533 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans Rural Health Advisory 

Committee, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that the 

Veterans Rural Health Advisory 

Committee will hold its face-to-face 

meeting at the American Legion, 1608 K 

Street NW, 7th Floor Conference Room, 

Washington, DC 20006 on Tuesday, 

September 19, 2023, through 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The 

meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m., 

Eastern Standard Time (EST) each day 

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. (EST). The 

meeting sessions are open to the public. 

Additionally, a meeting link https://

us06web.zoom.us/j/82147382793 will 

be provided for the individuals who 

cannot attend in person. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of VA on rural 

health care issues affecting Veterans. 

The Committee examines programs and 

policies that impact the delivery of VA 

rural health care to Veterans and 

discusses ways to improve and enhance 

VA access to rural health care services 

for Veterans. 

The agenda will include updates from 

Department leadership; the Acting 

Executive Director, VA Office of Rural 

Health; and the Committee Chair; as 

well as presentations by subject-matter 

experts on general rural health care 

access. 

Public comments will be received at 

4:30 p.m. on September 20, 2023. 

Interested parties should contact Ms. 

Judy Bowie, by email at VRHAC@

va.gov, or by mail at 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW (12POP7), Washington, DC 

20420. Individuals wishing to speak are 

invited to submit a 1–2-page summary 

of their comment for inclusion in the 

official meeting record. Any member of 

the public seeking additional 

information should contact Ms. Bowie 

at the phone number or email address 

noted above. 

Dated: August 24, 2023. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18647 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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