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Protection, and information collected by 

OFAC, that the number of unique 

record-keepers is approximately 35,000 

per year. OFAC believes the significant 

decline in the number of unique 

respondents over the past three years is 

largely due to a change in methodology, 

including improved data, as well as to 

other factors discussed below. Pursuant 

to this methodology, OFAC has 

identified a smaller number of travel 

service providers but a larger number of 

records per respondent. OFAC believes 

that the decline in the number of unique 

respondents can also be attributed to the 

following: (1) An overall decline in 

travel worldwide due to the Coronavirus 

Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; (2) 

OFAC’s elimination of the group 

people-to-people educational travel 

authorization in June 2019; and (3) 

amendments to the Department of 

Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and 

Security’s regulations that restrict the 

temporary sojourn of aircraft and vessels 

to Cuba, also in June 2019. OFAC 

assesses that the number of annual trips 

will likely slowly increase over the 

coming three years if travel restrictions 

due to the COVID–19 pandemic 

continue to ease, although there is some 

uncertainty due to the ongoing 

pandemic. 

Estimated Number of Records per 

Respondent: Based on newly acquired 

data and OFAC’s revised methodology, 

the estimated number of records is 

approximately 10 per respondent. 

(Some recordkeepers may keep far more 

records and some far less; 10 is an 

average.) 

Estimated Total Number of Annual 

Records: Based on additional data and 

OFAC’s revised methodology, the 

estimated total number of annual 

records is approximately 350,000. OFAC 

has factored into our assessment a likely 

increase in travel between the United 

States and Cuba over the next three 

years as pandemic travel restrictions 

ease, but believes that numbers of 

travelers will not rise to levels present 

when a wider variety of types of travel 

to Cuba were generally licensed. 

Estimated Time per Record: OFAC 

assesses that there is an average time 

estimate of 1 minute per record. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The estimated total annual 

reporting burden is approximately 5,800 

hours. 

Request for Comments 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in OFAC’s request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

required to provide information. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–XXXX] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Veterans Engagement Action 

Center (VEAC) Surveys 

AGENCY: Veterans Experience Office, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Experience 

Office (VEO), 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 proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before 4/29/2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Evan Albert, Director of Measurement, 

Veterans Experience Office, EMD 

Directorate, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

evan.albert@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘VEAC Survey Feedback’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘VEO VEAC Survey Feedback’’ 

in any correspondence. 

Under the PRA of 1995, 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, VEO invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VEO’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VEO’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. 

Authority: FY2021 MILCON House 

report 116–445. 

Title: Veterans Engagement Action 

Center (VEAC) Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: Veterans Experience Action 

Center (VEAC) is a Veterans Affairs (VA) 

program established to proactively assist 

Veterans in a selected state with a onestop resource for all their needs. The 

VEAC brings together VA benefits, 

health care and other resources in 

partnership with state VA resources. 

The VEAC gathers feedback from 

Veterans, Active Military, Guard/ 

Reservist, Family members, caregivers, 

providers, and survivors. The VEAC 

then provides that feedback to VA 

leaders to measure the success of the 

outreach event and measure the ease, 

effectiveness, emotion, and trust from 

the participants as they exit. The 

surveys will further allow the Veterans 

Experience Office (VEO) to measure 

whether the needs of the participants 

were met. Additional areas where the 

survey results will impact: 

• Identifies gaps and challenges in 

health care, benefits, and service 

delivery. 

• Identifies areas for how VA can best 

support local efforts in a holistic 

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• Identifies areas where there may be 

barriers to access, and outreach tailored 

to local communities. 

Per FY2021 MILCON House report 

116–445, the Committee directs the VA 

to provide quarterly reports on the 

status of the implementation of the 

VEAC pilot program; the effectiveness of 

the pilot program at reaching Veterans, 

particularly those in need, and 

increasing utilization of VA services: 

• Congress Quarterly Congressional 

Tracking Reports (CTRs) 

VEAC surveys afford VEAC 

participants the ability to provide 

feedback to VA and allow the customer 

to share their experiences. VEO uses the 

customer’s feedback to enhance and 

increase outreach and engagement 

efforts and determine the direct value of 

our efforts. 

The surveys and its delivery are an 

innovative approach to measure and 

improve customer experience based on 

the ‘‘voice of the Veteran.’’ Through the 

use of the VSignals digital platform, 

VEO can identify gaps and challenges in 

the community, provide information on 

VA programs, increase access and 

outreach, identify what is and what is 

not working, and determine how VA 

can best support local community 

efforts in support of Veterans, families, 

caregivers, and survivors. The Veteran 

Experience Office (VEO) has also been 

commissioned to measure the 

satisfaction of Peer-to-Peer organizations 

and veterans who recently interacted 

with the VEAC. 

Survey respondents will be Veterans, 

Active Military, Guard/Reservist, family 

members, caregivers, and survivors that 

attend a VEAC event. Some VEAC 

participants may also be offered to 

provide feedback to surveys that capture 

their experience through their Peer-toPeer connections or their attendance on 

a Veterans Experience Live Question 

and Answer event. Different surveys 

may be administered participants of 

events: 

1. VEAC Exit Survey: Outreach event 

staff will verbally administer the survey 

to event attendees as the last step in the 

overall event process. The outreach staff 

will fill out the web-based survey on 

behalf of the outreach event participant. 

2. VEAC Email Survey: A survey will 

be sent via email to event attendees that 

were not able to take the VEAC Exit 

Survey. The email survey will not be 

sent to event attendees that opted out of 

the VEAC Exit Survey. 

3. Peer-to-Peer Survey: The survey is 

completed via an email-based survey 

design. After a Peer-to-Peer organization 

interacts with a VEAC Representative, 

the VEAC Representative will send an 

email to the Peer-to-Peer organization 

with a link to the Vsignals survey. The 

Peer-to-Peer organization can take the 

survey and share the survey to Veterans 

via email at the conclusion of each Peerto-Peer interaction. Peer-to-Peer 

organizations and veterans will choose 

whether they want to participate in the 

survey. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,200 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 4 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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