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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. 

Titles: Bereaved Family Member 

Satisfaction Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0701. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Abstract: The death rate for Veterans 

will continue to grow as the number of 

Veterans 85 years of age and older is 

projected to increase by 32 percent 

between 2009 and 2018. Given this 

trend, the VA will face substantial 

challenges in providing care to Veterans 

near the end of life. For example, 

extensive data from non-VA health care 

systems demonstrates that physical 

symptoms like pain, dyspnea and 

nausea are common in advanced illness, 

but are under-recognized and 

inadequately managed. Other studies 

have found that providers often lack the 

time and communication skills to 

discuss goals of care and treatment 

preferences with patients and families; 

there is strong evidence that when 

providers fail to discuss goals of care 

with patients and families, patients 

often receive unwanted, aggressive lifesustaining treatment that is not 

consistent with their preferences. A 

related problem has been the high 

incidence of deaths in an acute care 

setting. As many Veterans approaching 

end of life may prefer a more quiet and 

comfortable setting than can be 

provided in acute care, with improved 

communications and availability of 

services much of this end of life care 

could be shifted to a VA hospice unit or 

to hospice in the Veteran’s home. The 

VA has been and continues to be a 

leader among healthcare systems in the 

provision of hospice and palliative care. 

National VA initiatives have been 

implemented and continue to support 

the development and expertise of 

palliative care consult teams. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,833 

burden hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11,000 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–CVE Verification] 

Agency Information Collection—Center 

for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) 

Verification Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU), 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 OSDBU, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, has submitted 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; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 26, 

2014. 

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—CVE Verification’’ in 

any correspondence. 

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—CVE Verification.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: CVE Verification. 

OMB Control Number: 2900—NEW. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU) CVE is required to measure 

the effectiveness of different stages of 

the afore-mentioned verification process 

and how it fulfills Veterans’ needs. The 

stages to be measured are the preapplication, post-determination, and 

exit. To collect this processing 

information, CVE will solicit voluntary 

opinions of verification applicants. The 

results will be used to improve different 

areas of this program. 

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 on August 

24, 2014, (79 FR 51397). 

Affected Public: Service-disabled 

Veteran-owned small business 

(SDVOSB) owners and Veteran-owned 

small business (VOSB) owners that have 

gone through the verification process 

(pre-application, post-determination, or 

exit stages). 

Estimated Annual Burden: 150 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 3 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Every other 

year (the verification status lasts for 2 

years). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250 per month (3,000 per year). 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900-(Center for 

Verification and Evaluation [CVE] Site 

Inspection)] 

Agency Information Collection—(CVE 

Site Inspection) Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU), 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 OSDBU, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, has submitted 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; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

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collection of information should be 

received on or before December 26, 

2014. 

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—CVE Site Inspection’’ 

in any correspondence. 

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—CVE Site Inspection.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: CVE Site Inspection. 

OMB Control Number: 2900—NEW. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: OSDBU and CVE protect the 

integrity and validity of VA’s Veterans 

First Contracting Program by conducting 

a Risk Mitigation Program. This program 

helps to ensure that only eligible firms 

who meet the criteria of 38 Code of 

Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 74 are 

entered into the Vendor Information 

Pages (VIP) database. Service Disabled 

Veteran Owned Small Business 

(SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small 

Business (VOSB) participating of this 

program are either randomly selected 

for Post-verification Site Visit Audits or 

based upon risk assessment. OSDBU 

needs to determine the effectiveness of 

the site inspections that are part of the 

CVE Verification Program/Risk 

Mitigation, and to learn about the 

participants’ experiences and 

satisfaction levels. 

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 on August 

29, 2014, at pages 51652–51653. 

Affected Public: Service-disabled 

Veteran-owned small business 

(SDVOSB) owners and Veteran-owned 

small business (VOSB) owners that have 

gone through the verification process. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 125 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Every other 

year (the verification status lasts for 2 

years). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

125 per month (1,500 per year). 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0688] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Security for Government Financing) 

Activity: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of Management, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

(OM), 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 extension of a currently 

approved collection, and allow 30 days 

for public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

information needed to determine if the 

contractor has adequate security to 

warrant payment in advance. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 26, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

the Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to 

Waleska Pierantoni-Monge, Office of 

Acquisition and Logistics (003A2A), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420; or email: waleska.pierantonimonge@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0688’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Waleska Pierantoni-Monge at (202) 632– 

5400, Fax (202) 343–1434. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Public Law 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, OM invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of OM’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of OM’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. 

Title: Department of Veterans Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 

832.202–4, Security for Government 

Financing. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0688. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA will use the data 

collected under VAAR 832.202–4, 

Security for Government Financing to 

assess whether or not the contractor’s 

overall financial condition represents 

adequate security to warrant paying the 

contractor in advance. The Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on this 

collection of information was published 

on September 11, 2014, at pages 54352– 

54353. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 10. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Crystal Rennie, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs . 

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