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electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0779’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 

Records Service (005R1B), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, 

(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0779’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Hematologic and Lymphatic 

Conditions, Including Leukemia 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960B–2), Amyotrophic 

Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960C–2), Peripheral Nerve 

Conditions (Not Including Diabetic 

Sensory-Motor Peripheral Neuropathy) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960C–10), Persian Gulf and 

Afghanistan Infectious Diseases 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960I–1), Tuberculosis 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960I–6), Kidney Conditions 

(Nephrology) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire (VA Form 21–0960J–1), 

Male Reproductive Organ Conditions 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960J–2), Prostate Cancer 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960J–3), Eating Disorders 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960P–1), Mental Disorders 

(other than PTSD and Eating Disorders) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960P–2), Review Post 

Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960P–3). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0779. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0960 series is 

used to gather necessary information 

from a claimant’s treating physician 

regarding the results of medical 

examinations. VA gathers medical 

information related to the claimant that 

is necessary to adjudicate the claim for 

VA disability benefits. The Disability 

Benefit Questionnaire title will include 

the name of the specific disability for 

which it will gather information. VAF 

21–0960B–2, Hematologic and 

Lymphatic Conditions, Including 

Leukemia Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

any hematologic or lymphatic 

condition; VAF 21–0960C–2, 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou 

Gehrig’s Disease) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; VAF 21– 

0960C–10, Peripheral Nerve Conditions 

(Not Including Diabetic Sensory-Motor 

Peripheral neuropathy) Disability 

Benefits Questionnaire, will gather 

information related to the claimant’s 

diagnosis of a peripheral nerve disorder; 

VAF 21–0960I–1, Persian Gulf and 

Afghanistan Infectious Diseases 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, will 

gather information related to the 

claimant’s diagnosis of an infectious 

disease due to service in the Persian 

Gulf or Afghanistan; VAF 210960–I–6, 

Tuberculosis Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

tuberculosis; VAF 21–0960J–1, Kidney 

Conditions (Nephrology) Disability 

Benefits Questionnaire, will gather 

information related to the claimant’s 

diagnosis of kidney disease; VAF 21– 

0960J–2, Male Reproductive Organ 

Conditions Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of a 

condition affecting the male 

reproductive organ; VAF 21–0960J–3, 

Prostate Cancer Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

prostate cancer; VAF 21–0960P–1, 

Eating Disorders Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of an 

eating disorder; VAF 21–0960P–2, 

Mental Disorders (other than PTSD and 

Eating Disorders) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

any mental disorder with the exception 

of PTSD; VAF 21–0960P–3, Review Post 

Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, will 

gather information related to the 

claimant’s diagnosis of PTSD. 

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 82 FR 

74 on April 19, 2017, pages 18538 and 

18540. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 127,917 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 25 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

307,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28510 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0622] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Department of 

Veterans Affairs Acquisition 

Regulation (VAAR), Buy American Act 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and 

Logistics, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 

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 must be submitted on 

or before February 5, 2018. 

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. 2900–0622’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 

Records Service (005R1B), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, 

(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0622’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Department Of Veterans Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 

852.236–89, Buy American Act. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0622. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Buy American Act 

requires that only domestic construction 


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material shall be used to perform 

domestic Federal contracts for 

construction, with certain exceptions. 

VA policy is to not accept foreign 

construction material. However, if a 

bidder chooses to submit a bid that 

includes foreign material, VA will 

consider such bids if the material is 

specifically identified and the price of 

the material is provided. VAAR clause 

852.236–89, Buy American Act, advises 

bidders of these provisions and requires 

bidders who want to offer foreign 

construction material to list the material 

and its price. Bidders who do not intend 

to offer foreign material do not need to 

submit any information under this 

clause. The information is required to 

allow VA to make an informed decision 

as to whether or not to accept a bid that 

includes foreign construction material. 

In actual practice, very few bidders ever 

offer foreign materials and, when they 

do, very few of those offers are accepted. 

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 82 FR 

142 on July 26, 2017, pages 34747 and 

34748. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR 

clause 852.236–89, Buy American Act— 

22 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: VAAR clause 852.236–89, 

Buy American Act—30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

VAAR clause 852.236–89, Buy 

American Act—43. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00002 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Notice of Request for Information on 

the Department of Veterans Affairs 

Program of Comprehensive Assistance 

for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is requesting information 

regarding its Program of Comprehensive 

Assistance for Family Caregivers 

(PCAFC). Through PCAFC, VA provides 

certain medical, travel, training, and 

stipend benefits to designated family 

caregivers of eligible veterans and 

servicemembers who were seriously 

injured in the line of duty on or after 

September 11, 2001. This notice 

requests information and comments 

from interested parties to help inform 

PCAFC of any changes needed to 

increase consistency across the program, 

as well as ensure it supports those 

family caregivers of veterans 

servicemembers most in need. 

DATES: Comments in response to this 

request for information must be received 

by VA on or before February 5, 2018. 

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 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or 

by fax to (202) 273–9026. Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘Notice of Request for 

Information on the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Program of 

Comprehensive Assistance for Family 

Caregivers (PCAFC)’’. 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: 

Margaret Kabat, National Director, 

Caregiver Support Program, 10P4C, 

Veterans Health Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420, 202–461–6780 (this is not a toll 

free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Program of Comprehensive Assistance 

for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was 

established by Title I of Public Law 

111–163, Caregivers and Veterans 

Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, 

and is codified in section 1720G(a) of 

title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.). VA 

has been administering PCAFC 

continuously since May 5, 2011 and has 

implemented this program through its 

regulations in part 71 of title 38, Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR). The 

purpose of PCAFC is to support family 

caregivers of eligible veterans (as 

defined in 38 U.S.C. 1720G(a)(2) and 38 

CFR 71.20 to include certain 

servicemembers) through the provision 

of caregiver benefits, including training, 

respite care, counseling, technical 

support, beneficiary travel (in certain 

circumstances), a monthly stipend 

payment, and access to health care (if 

qualified) through the Civilian Health 

and Medical Program of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). 38 

U.S.C. 1720G(a)(3), 38 CFR 71.40. 

For purposes of this notice 

hereinafter, the term ‘‘veteran’’ refers to 

veterans and servicemembers who apply 

for or participate in the Program of 

Comprehensive Assistance for Family 

Caregivers. 

We are issuing this notice in order to 

solicit input on several components of 

the program, as further explained below. 

This notice and request for information 

serves as a means for VA to consult with 

key stakeholders on whether and how 

PCAFC should be modified to provide 

the highest quality care and support to 

veterans and their family caregivers in 

a consistent manner. We will use the 

information to inform any updates to 

this program and its implementing 

regulations. To the extent that there are 

any comments related to, or which 

would require changing, the relevant 

statutory authorities, those comments 

are outside the scope of this notice, as 

those would require Congressional 

action. The intent of this notice is for 

VA to garner input from the public on 

whether and how to change its 

regulations under the current statute. 

This notice and request for 

information has a comment period of 45 

days, during which individuals, groups, 

and entities may reply to the questions 

presented below. VA believes that 45 

days is sufficient to provide comments, 

as the individuals, groups, and entities 

interested in this program likely have 

information and opinions readily 

available or can quickly compile and 

submit such information. Commenters 

are encouraged to provide complete but 

concise responses to the questions 

outlined below. Please note that VA will 

not respond to comments or questions 

regarding policy plans, decisions, or 

issues with regard to this notice. VA 

may choose to contact individual 

commenters, and such communications 

would serve to further clarify their 

written comments. 

In order to improve PCAFC, we are 

seeking information on the following 

topics and issues: 


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