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collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on information 

needed to evaluate a disabled veterans’ 

independent living needs. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 20, 2015. 

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 

Administration (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. 2900–0681’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or 

FAX (202) 632–8925. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–21), 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. 

Title: Preliminary Independent Living 

(IL) Assessment, VA Form 28–0791. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0681. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA case managers use VA 

Form 28–0791 while evaluating the 

independent living needs of veterans 

with severe disabilities. The data is used 

to determine the scope of the veteran’s 

independent living under the 

Vocational Rehabilitation and 

Employment program. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,500. 

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03446 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0205] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Applications and Appraisals for 

Employment for Title 38 Positions and 

Trainees); Activity: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), 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 revision 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on the 

information needed for Veterans, 

Veteran Representatives and health care 

providers to request reimbursement 

from the federal government for 

emergency services at a private 

institution. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or 

Audrey Revere, Office of Regulatory and 

Administrative Affairs, Veterans Health 

Administration (10B4), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email: 

Audrey.revere@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0205’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Revere at (202) 461–5694. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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. 

Titles: Applications and Appraisals 

for Employment for Title 38 Positions 

and Trainees. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0205. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Abstract: VA Forms 10–2850 and 

2850a through care applications 

designed specifically to elicit 

appropriate information about each 

candidate’s qualifications for 

employment with Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) as well as 

educational and experience. To assure 

that a full evaluation of each candidate’s 

credentials can be made prior to 

employment, the forms require 

disclosure of details about all licenses 

ever held, Drug Enforcement 

Administration certification, board 

certification, clinical privileges, revoked 

certification or registration, liability 

insurance history, and involvement in 

malpractice proceedings. 

The collection of this information is 

authorized by Title 38, United States 

Code (U.S.C.) 7403, (Veterans’ Benefits), 

which provides that appointments of 

Title 38 employees will be made only 

after qualifications have been 

satisfactorily verified in accordance 

with regulations prescribed by the 

Secretary. Occupations listed in 38 

U.S.C. 7401(1) and 7401(3) 

(Appointments in Veterans Health 

Administration), are appointed at a 

grade and step rate or an assignment 

based on careful evaluation of their 

education and experience. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 


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Estimated Annual Burden: 153,833 

burden hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 3 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

412,787 

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03455 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0085] 

Agency Information Collection (Appeal 

to Board of Veterans’ Appeals) Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition, Logistics 

and Construction, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals (BVA), 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 includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, Attn: 

VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20503 or sent through 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0085’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0085’’ in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date. 

d Motions for Reconsideration. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0085. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9, may be used by 

appellants to complete their appeal to 

the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) 

from a denial of VA benefits. The 

information is used by BVA to identify 

the issues in dispute and prepare a 

decision responsive to the appellant’s 

contentions and the legal and factual 

issues raised. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative: When the appellant’s 

representative withdraws from a case, 

both the appellant and the BVA must be 

informed so that the appellant’s rights 

may be adequately protected and so that 

the BVA may meet its statutory 

obligations to provide notice to the 

current representative. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date: VA provides hearings to 

appellants and their representatives, as 

required by basic Constitutional dueprocess and by Title 38 U.S.C. 7107(b). 

From time to time, hearing dates and/or 

times are changed, hearing requests 

withdrawn and new hearings requested 

after failure to appear at a scheduled 

hearing. The information is used to 

comply with the appellants’ or their 

representatives’ requests. 

d. Motions for Reconsideration: 

Decisions by BVA are final unless the 

Chairman orders reconsideration of the 

decision either on the Chairman’s 

initiative, or upon motion of a claimant. 

The Board Chairman, or his designee, 

uses the information provided in 

deciding whether reconsideration of a 

Board decision should be granted. 

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 79 FR 

71506 on December 2, 2014. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for profit, 

and Not for profit institutions. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9—52,287 hours. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative—183 hours. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date—1,343 hours. 

d. Motions for Reconsideration—642 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9—1 hour. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative—20 minutes. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date—15 minutes (hearing date change), 

15 minutes (request to withdraw a 

hearing),—1 hour (requests change a 

motion). 

d. Motions for Reconsideration—1 

hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 

a. Appeal to Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 9—54,340. 

b. Withdrawal of Services by a 

Representative—550. 

c. Request for Changes in Hearing 

Date—3,070. 

d. Motions for Reconsideration—642. 

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee: National 

Academic Affiliations Council Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the National Academic 

Affiliations Council will be held March 

31, 2015–April 1, 2015 in the Office of 

Academic Affiliations (OAA) 

Conference Room, 1800 G Street NW., 

Suite 870, Washington, DC. The March 

31st sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and 

end at 4:30 p.m. On April 1st, sessions 

will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 1 

p.m. 

The purpose of the Council is to 

advise the Secretary on matters affecting 

partnerships between VA and its 

academic affiliates. 

On March 31, the Council will discuss 

strategies for continued Graduate 

Medical Education (GME) expansion 

pertaining to the 2014 Veterans Access, 

Choice, and Accountability (VACAA) 

Act; potential for health professions 

education expansion in rural areas; and 

potential new VA academic 

partnerships. On April 1, the Council 

will discuss nursing education, hear 

remarks from the Deputy Secretary of 


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