101098 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0491] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Community 

Residential Care (CRC) Program— 

Recordkeeping, Incident Reporting, 

Applications 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

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 

January 13, 2025. 

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. 2900–0491.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA 

PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202– 

461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously 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 (CRCs) 

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. 

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 

81152, October 7, 2024. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29365 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] 

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