[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83551-83552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23824]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veterans 
Child Care Assistance Program (VCAP)

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the

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Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA), 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 15, 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-NEW.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abddcac8c4dbcadbced9dcc4d9c0d9cecfdecac8dfebddca85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295f484a465948594c5b5e465b425b4c4d5c484a5d695f48074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Veterans Child Care Assistance Program (VCAP) (VA Forms 10-
380, 10-381, 10-382).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The Veterans Child Care Assistance Program (VCAP) was 
established via Public Law 116-315, section 5107a, of the Johnny 
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2020. Section 5107a provided permanent authority in 
38 United States Code section 1709C for VA to provide child care 
assistance to certain veterans receiving health care at VA medical 
facilities. This child care assistance is provided solely for the time 
period of the veteran's health care appointment.
    VA intends to collect appropriate information from veterans in 
order to establish eligibility and intent to utilize VCAP. VA 
facilities with onsite drop-in child care centers will be able to 
access the current VA systems to verify veteran name and SSN for 
eligibility, but must maintain their contact information and the 
child's information for use in the child care setting for emergency and 
safety reasons. This information also will be used for auditing and 
validation purposes in the reimbursement system for those veterans 
submitting claims for financial reimbursement of child care expenses. 
Such verification is necessary to pay allowable claims, as well as 
monitor and prevent fraudulent claims.
    VA Form 10-380--VCAP Child Registration Intake Form: The eligible 
veteran will complete this form to register the child or children who 
will be cared for on VA premises for the duration of the veteran's 
health care appointment.
    VA Form 10-381--VCAP Appointment Certification Form: The veteran 
individual will complete this form to attest they are attending a 
certified appointment and have a qualifying veteran-child relationship 
for the purpose of establishing eligibility for child care assistance.
    VA Form10-382--VCAP Reimbursement Claim Form: This form will be 
used by the veteran individual to request reimbursement for the cost of 
child care at licensed non-VA child care facilities. Reimbursement for 
child care services is limited to the time required for the veteran's 
health care appointment and travel to/from the eligible child care 
provider.
    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 64044, August 6, 2024.
    Total Annual Burden: 215,639 hours.
    Total Annual Responses: 4,174,528.

VA Form 10-380

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 70,400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 281,600.

VA Form 10-381

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 125,895 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 13 times annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 290,528.

VA Form 10-382

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 19,344 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 13 times annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,928.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt.), Office of Enterprise and Integration, 
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-23824 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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