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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. 

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, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

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, selfassessments, 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 selfassessment 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 (Notfor-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. 

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