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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 21 (Monday, February 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8842-8843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02126]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0783]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs)--Annual Report, 
Remediation Plans & Assessment Questionnaires

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 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 March 5, 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. 2900-0783.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs)--Annual 
Report, Remediation Plans & Assessment Questionnaires (VA Forms 10-
10073, 10-10073A, 10-10073B, and 10-10073C).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0783. https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. 7366, Accountability and Oversight, 
states ``(b) each such corporation (NPC) shall submit to the Secretary 
(Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)) an annual report providing a 
detailed statement of its operations, activities, and accomplishments 
during that year.'' The individual NPC annual reports are combined into 
one NPC Annual Report to Congress. VA oversight of NPCs includes 
reviews, audits, self-assessments, and remediation plans. This 
information collection is used for oversight of NPCs and includes the 
following:

a. NPC Annual Report Template, VA Form 10-10073
b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans, VA Form 10-10073A
c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073B
d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073C

NPC Annual Report Template, VA Form 10-10073

    Since 1988, when the enabling legislation for the NPCs was passed, 
annual reports have been obtained from each NPC and combined into an 
NPC Annual Report to Congress. Congress uses the combined NPC Annual 
Report to Congress to monitor the progress of the overall NPC program 
it created. The NPC Annual Report to Congress is also used by top-level 
VA executives to evaluate the program and to recommend changes where 
needed. VHA's Nonprofit Oversight Board and the Nonprofit Program 
Office (NPPO) use both the combined NPC Annual Report to Congress and 
the individual NPC Annual Report Templates to monitor and oversee the 
NPCs. Trend analyses and other financial information are analyzed for 
each NPC and judgments made about each NPC's progress, financial 
viability, stewardship of assets, and accomplishments.

NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans, VA Form 10-10073A

    The NPC Audit Action Items Remediation Plans information collection 
is used to review the NPCs' remedies for audit deficiencies and 
recommendations. The major objective of the information collection is 
to help ensure proper corrective action. If any of the remediation 
plans submitted are inadequate, then the NPPO will make recommendations 
for sound, workable remedies.

NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073B

    The NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire, or portions of it, will be 
used in conducting reviews, audits, and investigations of the NPCs. The 
major objective of the questionnaire is to uncover weaknesses and 
lapses in internal controls. The NPPO will then make recommendations 
for improved internal controls wherever there are weaknesses or lapses. 
The questionnaire also may be used as a voluntary self-assessment by 
the NPCs.

NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, VA Form 10-10073C

    The NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire, or portions of it, 
will be used in conducting operational reviews of the NPCs. The major 
objective of the questionnaire is to uncover operating problems and 
areas that need improvement. The NPPO will then make recommendations 
for operations improvements wherever problems or opportunities for 
improvement are found. The questionnaire also may be used as a 
voluntary self-assessment by the NPCs.
    VHA does not anticipate any changes to the total annual number of 
responses or burden hours for this collection. However, there are some 
minor updates to the forms for clarification and to comply with current 
guidance on standard PRA language.
    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 93906, November 27, 2024.
    Total Annual Burden: 858 hours.
    Total Annual Responses: 300.
    Affected Public: Private Sector (Not-for-profit).
    Estimated Annual Burden:
    a. NPC Annual Report Template--273 hours.
    b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--156 hours.
    c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--312 hours.
    d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--117 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:
    a. NPC Annual Report Template--210 minutes.
    b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--142 minutes.
    c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--240 minutes.
    d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response:
    a. NPC Annual Report Template--Once annually.
    b. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--1.5 times annually.
    c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--Once annually.
    d. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--Once annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:

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    e. NPC Annual Report Template--78.
    f. NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation Plans--44.
    g. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire--78.
    h. NPPO Operations Oversight Questionnaire--78.
    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. 2025-02126 Filed 1-31-25; 8:45 am]
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