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wasted. Some holders become

ineligible, are buried elsewhere, or

simply wish to cancel a gravesite setaside for them. Without this

information, unused set-asides would

exist which could be used by other

veterans.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Biennially.

Estimated Number of Annual

Respondents: 18,000.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0227]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Revision

AGENCY: Veterans Health

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Health

Administration (VHA) 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 of the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

revision of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments on VHA’s

National Customer Feedback Surveys.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before January 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection to Ann Bickoff,

Veterans health Administration

(161A1), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420. Please refer to

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0227’’ in any

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ann Bickoff at (202) 273–8310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C., 3501–3520), 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) way

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: National Customer Feedback

Surveys.

Survey Instruments and Form

Numbers: a. Prosthetic Patient

Satisfaction Survey, VA Form 10–

0142B.

b. Customer Feedback Surveys, VA

Form 10–1465 (Series): Nationwide

Inpatient Survey, VA Form 10–1465–1;

Mental Health Insert, VA Form 10–

1465–2; Nationwide Outpatient Survey,

VA Form 10–1465–3; Health Update

Insert, VA Form 10–1465–4; Persian

Gulf Patient Survey Inpatient, VA Form

10–1465–5; Persian Gulf Patient Survey

Inpatient, VA Form 10–1465–5; Persian

Gulf Patient Survey Outpatient, VA

Form 10–1465–6; Spinal Cord Injury

Inpatient Survey, VA Form 10–1465–7;

Spinal Cord Injury Outpatient Survey,

VA Form 10–1465–8; Home Based

Primary Care, VA Form 10–1465–9;

Nursing Home Care, VA Form 10–1465–

10; Women Veterans Patient Survey, VA

Form 10–1465–11; Ambulatory Care

Team, VA Form 10–1465–12.

c. Dietetic Service Survey, VA Form

10–5387.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0227.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: a. The Prosthetic Patient

Satisfaction Survey is used to

systematically obtain information from

prosthetic patients that can be used to

identify problems or complaints that

need attention and to improve the

quality of prosthetic services. The

information obtained from the survey

will be integrated into each VA filed

facility’s overall Quality Management

Program.

b. The Customer Feedback Surveys

are used to implement Title 38, U.S.C.,

Section 219, which requires the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to evaluate

programs and provision of services to

beneficiaries. The information collected

meets management, medical and

legislative requirements and helps

assure that the VA maintains a high

quality of care for those who have

served the nation.

c. The Dietetic Service Survey is used

to collect the necessary information to

determine whether improvements are

needed to enhance the patients’s

nutritional therapy. The information

will be used to effectively gauge when

improvements are needed to enhance

patient’s nutritional therapy. The

information obtained through the survey

will have practical utility at all levels of

the program to plan and redirect

resources and efforts to improve or

maintain a high quality of service.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 87,032

total hours.

a. Prosthetic Patient Satisfaction

Survey—1,557 hours.

b. Customer Feedback Surveys:

Nationwide Inpatient Survey—8,452

hours; Mental health Insert—4,226

hours; Nationwide Outpatient Survey—

6,875 hours; Health Update Insert—

6,875 hours; Persian Gulf Patient

Inpatient Survey—12,500 hours; Persian

Gulf Patient Outpatient Survey—12,500

hours; Spinal Cord Injury Inpatient

Survey—1,875 hours; Spinal Cord

Injury Outpatient Survey—1,875 hours;

Home Based Primary Care Survey—627

hours; Nursing Home Care Survey—

1,333 hours; Women Veterans Patient

Survey—1,250 hours; Ambulatory Care

Team Survey—22,500 hours.

c. Dietetic Service Survey—4,587

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent. a. Prosthetic Patient

Satisfaction Survey—3 minutes.

b. Customer Feedback Surveys:

Nationwide Inpatient Survey—15

minutes; Mental Health Insert—7.5

minutes; Nationwide Outpatient

Survey—15 minutes; Health Update

Insert—15 minutes; Persian Gulf Patient

Inpatient Survey—30 minutes; Persian

Gulf Patient Outpatient Survey—30

minutes; Spinal Cord Injury Inpatient

Survey—22 minutes; Spinal Cord Injury

Outpatient Survey—22 minutes; Home

Based Primary Care Survey—15

minutes; Nursing Home Care Survey—

20 minutes; Women Veterans Patient

Survey—15 minutes; Ambulatory Care

Team Survey—15 minutes.

c. Dietetic Service Survey—2 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:

349,673. a. Prosthetic Patient

Satisfaction Survey—31,145.

b. Customer Feedback Surveys:

Nationwide Inpatient Survey—33,810;

Mental Health Insert—33,810;

Nationwide Outpatient Survey—27,500;

Health Update Insert—27,500; Persian

Gulf Patient Inpatient Survey—25,000;

Persian Gulf Patient Outpatient

Survey—25,000; Spinal Cord Injury

Inpatient Survey—5,000; Spinal Cord

Injury Outpatient Survey—5,000; Home

Based Primary Care Survey—2,507;

Nursing Home Care Survey—4,000;

Women Veterans Patient Survey—5,000;

Ambulatory Care Team Survey—90,000.

c. Dietetic Service Survey—34,400.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA), in accordance with Public Law

103–446, gives notice that a meeting of

the Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans will be held from Monday,

December 8, 1997, through Wednesday,

December 10, 1997, in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the Advisory Committee

on Minority Veterans is to advise the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the

administration of VA benefits and

services for minority veterans, to assess

the needs of minority veterans and to

evaluate whether VA compensation,

medical and rehabilitation services,

outreach, and other programs are

meeting those needs. The Committee

will make recommendations to the

Secretary regarding such activities.

The meeting will convene in room

230, VA Central Office (VACO)

Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC, from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00

P.M. On Monday, December 8, the

Committee will receive an orientation

on its duties and responsibilities. On

Tuesday, December 9, the Committee

will review the implementation plan for

the 63 recommendations contained in

its third Annual Report. The Committee

will also finalize plans for each

subcommittee and set the agenda for the

coming year. On Wednesday, December

10, the Subcommittees will examine

issues germane to their assigned areas of

responsibility. These sessions will be

open to the public, up to the seating

capacity of the meeting room. Because

seating is limited, it will be necessary

for those wishing to attend to contact

Mrs.Crystal Lawrence-Greenwell,

Department of Veterans Affairs (phone

(202) 273–6708) prior to December 5,

1997. No time will be allocated for the

purpose of receiving oral presentations

from the public. However, the

Committee will accept appropriate

written comments from interested

parties on issues affecting minority

veterans. Such comments should be

referred to the Committee at the

following address: Advisory Committee

on Minority Veterans, Center for

Minority Veterans (00M), U.S.

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

By Direction of the Acting Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer

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