Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 25 / Monday, February 8, 2016 / Notices 6613 

Dated: January 21, 2016. 

Maureen Manieri, 

Manager Classification Team 82413, 

Examinations Operations—Philadelphia 

Compliance Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900—NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Evaluation of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Mental Health 

Services); Activities Under OMB 

Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), 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 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before March 9, 2016. 

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—NEW 

(Evaluation of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services) 

in any correspondence. During the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through the FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 

7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 

2900—NEW (Evaluation of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs Mental 

Health Services)’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’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. 

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 80 FR 

43159 on July 21, 2015. 

Titles: Evaluation of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs Mental Health 

Services. 

OMB Control Number: 2900—NEW. 

Type of Review: New Collection 

Request. 

Abstract: This is a congressionallymandated research study to evaluate 

mental health services provided by the 

VA. Congress directed the VA to 

conduct a survey of veterans with 

assistance from the Institute of Medicine 

(IOM) of the National Academies. 

Following the large number of 

deployments and operations in Iraq and 

Afghanistan, the number of military 

members with mental health problems 

has been rising. All Veterans who need 

mental health services do not seek them 

it or receive them from the VA health 

care system. This study is to assess 

barriers to receiving mental health care 

services among veterans. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 5,192 

burden hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 35 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,900. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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