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and procedures as of fiscal year 2017 

(October 1, 2016 through September 30, 

2017). The No Action Alternative is 

being presented as a snapshot in time to 

provide a baseline from which to 

compare the Proposed Action. 

Nevertheless, the No Action Alternative 

is likely unrealistic, as it assumes that 

HLP policies and requirements are 

frozen, and thereby does not account for 

subsequent programmatic 

improvements, legislation, Executive 

Branch directives, or other 

requirements. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand 

delivery to the Director, Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management 

(00REG), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Room 1063B, Washington DC 20420; or 

by fax to 202–273–9026. Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘Notice of Intent to 

Prepare a Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Housing Loan 

Program’’. Copies of comments received 

will be available for public inspection in 

the Office of Regulation Policy and 

Management (00REG), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 

Room 1063B, Washington, DC 20420, 

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday (except 

Federal holidays). Please call (202) 461– 

4902 (this is not a toll-free number) for 

an appointment. During the comment 

period, comments may also be viewed 

online through the Federal Docket 

Management System at 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elysium Drumm, VA Housing Loan 

Program, at 202–632–8790 or 

VAHLPNEPA.VBAVACO@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The most 

significant element of the HLP is the 

provision of housing benefits that assist 

eligible Veterans in financing the 

purchase, construction, repair, or 

improvement of a home for their 

personal occupancy. See 38 U.S.C. 3701 

et seq. VBA administers these and other 

housing benefits, such as assistance to 

Veterans who want to adapt their 

homes, to assist Veterans in readjusting 

to civilian life. The HLP provides what 

can be, for some Veterans, their sole 

opportunity to obtain crucial housing 

loans and adaptations. 

Through this PEIS, VA is using the 

NEPA process to evaluate the potential 

physical, environmental, cultural, and 

socioeconomic effects of the HLP; to 

invite public participation; and to assist 

with and inform future agency planning 

and decision making related to the HLP. 

The PEIS will also evaluate the HLP, 

which assists hundreds of thousands of 

Veterans each year across the United 

States and its territories, to ensure that 

VA appropriately considers the human 

environmental elements and effects 

specified in 40 CFR 1508.8 (i.e., 

ecological, aesthetic, historic, cultural, 

economic, social, or health, whether 

direct, indirect, or cumulative) in 

carrying out the various elements and 

aspects of the program. This PEIS is 

unique in that it addresses an existing 

program, and VA has no specific or 

immediate need to change its 

operational structure or procedures to 

address environmental impacts. 

Furthermore, the making of loan 

guaranties, direct loans, and grants do 

not typically, in and of themselves, 

result in direct environmental impacts. 

Environmental impacts, if they occur, 

would be the result of private citizen 

actions (e.g., construction of a house 

funded by VA-guaranteed loan 

financing) related to a specific property. 

In this case, the primary environmental 

impacts of concern for VA would be the 

potential indirect impacts from 

homeowner actions and the potentially 

significant cumulative impacts of small 

incremental actions on local and 

regional resources. 

As part of the scoping process, VA 

encourages federal, state, tribal, and 

local entities; non-profit organizations; 

businesses; interested parties; and the 

general public to provide input on any 

areas of environmental concern relevant 

to the HLP, and suggestions regarding 

potential environmental impacts that 

should be evaluated. VA will consult 

with such parties during VA’s 

preparation of the PEIS. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Deputy Chief of 

Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, 

approved this document on July 10, 

2018, for publication. 

Dated: July 10, 2018. 

Jeffrey M. Martin, 

Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy 

& Management, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0609] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Survey of Veteran Enrollees’ 

Health and Use of Health Care 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration, 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 renewal 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 14, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory 

and Administrative Affairs (10B4), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@

va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–0609’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian McCarthy at (202) 615–9241. 

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 


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collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: N/A. 

Title: Survey of Veteran Enrollees’ 

Health and Use of Health Care. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0609. 

Type of Review: Renewal currently 

approved collection. 

Abstract: The VA Survey of Enrollees 

gathers information from Veterans 

enrolled in the VA Health Care System 

about factors which influence their 

health care utilization choices. Data 

collected are used to gain insights into 

Veteran preferences and to provide VA 

and Veterans Health Administration 

(VHA) management guidance in 

preparing for future Veteran needs. In 

addition to factors influencing health 

care choices, the data collected include 

enrollees’ perceived health status and 

need for assistance, available 

insurances, self-reported utilization of 

VA services versus other health care 

services, reasons for using VA, barriers 

to seeking care, ability and comfort level 

with accessing virtual care, as well as 

general demographics and family 

characteristics that may influence 

utilization but cannot be accessed 

elsewhere. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 14,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

42,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0128] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Notice of Lapse, Notice of 

Past Due Payment 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administrations, 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. This 

notice solicits comments on information 

needed from veterans to reinstate a 

lapsed life insurance policy. The 

information requested is authorized by 

law, 38 CFR Section 8.11. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before September 14, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administrations (20M33), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or 

email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0128’’ 

in any correspondence. During the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

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, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’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: Notice of Lapse, Notice of Past 

Due Payment—VA Form 29–389 and 

29–389–1 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0128. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: These forms are used by the 

policyholder to reinstate a lapsed life 

insurance policy. The information 

requested is authorized by law, 38 CFR 

Section 8.11. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,281 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 11 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

23,352. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Privacy and Records Management, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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