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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: Community Residential Care 

(CRC) Program—Recordkeeping, 

Incident Reporting, Applications (VA 

Forms 10–2407 and 10–387). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0491. 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch (Once at this link, you can 

enter the OMB Control Number to find 

the historical versions of this 

Information Collection). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA is authorized under 38 

U.S.C. 1730 to assist veterans by 

referring them for placement, and aiding 

veterans in obtaining placement, in 

Community Residential Care (CRC) 

facilities, which include Medical Foster 

Homes (MFHs). One of the standards a 

CRC facility must meet is the 

requirement to maintain records on each 

resident in a secure place. Under 38 

CFR 17.63(i), facility records must 

include emergency notification 

procedures and a copy of all signed 

agreements with the resident. These 

records must be maintained by the CRC 

facility, and the CRC facility must make 

those records available for VA 

inspection upon request. An MFH is a 

subtype of CRC and, under 38 CFR 

17.74(q), is required to comply with the 

recordkeeping requirements of 38 CFR 

17.63(i). In addition, the CRC facility 

must maintain and make available, 

upon request of the approving official, 

records related to CRC staff 

requirements and provide that the CRC 

facility has sufficient, qualified staff on 

duty and available to care for the 

residents and ensure the health and 

safety of each resident. 

VA is adding to this collection the 

requirement under 38 CFR 17.63(j)(3) 

that CRC facilities and MFHs report 

alleged violations involving 

mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of a 

veteran to the approving official. VA 

requires the CRC facility to document 

and investigate evidence of an alleged 

violation, including misappropriation of 

resident property. VA views the 

reporting, documenting, and 

investigating of an alleged incident and 

the subsequent report of the results of 

the investigation to be one collection of 

information. 

VA Forms 10–2407 and 10–387 also 

are being included in this collection. 

The 10–2407 form is the CRC 

application used by residential care 

home sponsors seeking VA approval to 

provide care to veterans. The 10–387 

form is the MFH application used by 

medical foster home caregivers seeking 

VA approval to provide care to veterans. 

The applicants supply references and 

agree to a VA inspection of the home, 

a monthly rate, and compliance with 

other VA standards for residential care. 

In addition, MFH applicants submit 

copies of applicable licenses with the 

application. This information is 

collected under the authority of 38 

U.S.C. 1720 and 38 U.S.C.1730. 

Total Annual Burden: 4,484 hours. 

Total Annual Responses: 3,400. 

Recordkeeping 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,425 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 90 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

950. 

Incident Reporting 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,850 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 180 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

950. 

CRC Application—VA Form 10–2407 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 

MFH Application—VA Form 10–387 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 167 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0618] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Application by 

Insured Terminally Ill Person for 

Accelerated Benefit 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, will 

submit the collection of information 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The PRA 

submission describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

cost and burden, and it includes the 

actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent by 

November 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, please type the 

following link into your browser: 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’, then search the 

list for the information collection by 

Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0618.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA 

PRA information: Maribel Aponte, (202) 

461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application by Insured 

Terminally Ill Person for Accelerated 


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Benefit Forms SGLV 8284 and SGLV 

8284A. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0618 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA has amended regulations 

for the Servicemembers’ Group Life 

Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans’ Group 

Life Insurance (VGLI) programs to add 

accelerated death benefit (Accelerated 

Benefit) provisions that permit 

terminally ill policyholders access to 

the death benefits of their policies 

before they die. Traditionally, an 

individual purchases life insurance in 

order to safeguard his or her dependents 

against major financial loss due to his or 

her death. Life insurance serves to 

replace the lost income of an insured 

and to provide for his or her final 

expenses. In recent years, the insurance 

industry has recognized the financial 

needs of terminally ill policyholders 

and has begun offering policies with 

accelerated benefit provisions. A recent 

statutory amendment (section 302 of the 

Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 

1998, Public Law 105–368, 112 Stat. 

3315, 3332–3333) added section 1980 to 

title 38, United States Code, which 

extends an accelerated benefit option to 

terminally ill persons insured in the 

SGLI and VGLI programs. 

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 89 FR 

63254, August 2, 2024. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 12 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23059 Filed 10–4–24; 8:45 am] 

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