Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 23, 2017 / Notices 40065 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, 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. 

Authority: Code of Federal 

Regulations Title 38, Part 16. 

Title: 

Baseline Survey: 

Lifestyle Survey: 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Abstract: Designed as a cohort study, 

MVP establishes an ongoing partnership 

with Veteran study participants who 

give their informed consent to share 

data with the researchers iteratively 

over time by authorizing access to 

electronic health record data, providing 

bio specimens for further analysis and/ 

or providing self-reported data through 

personal logs, surveys, and fitness 

trackers. The information collected from 

Veterans using the MVP baseline and 

lifestyle survey instruments as part of 

the MVP cannot be obtained through 

other research methods, such as review 

of the Veterans’ electronic health record 

data. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 

Baseline Survey: 333,334 hours. 

Lifestyle Survey: 750,000 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

Baseline Survey: 20 minutes. 

Lifestyle Survey: 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Baseline Survey: 100,000. 

Lifestyle Survey: 100,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality and Compliance, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Voluntary Service National Advisory 

Committee, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act that the Executive 

Committee of the VA Voluntary Service 

(VAVS) National Advisory Committee 

(NAC) will meet October 18–19, 2017, at 

the Fleet Reserve Association National 

Headquarters, First Floor Meeting 

Room, 125 North West Street, 

Alexandria, Virginia. On October 18, 

2017, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. 

and end at 4:30 p.m. On October 19, 

2017, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. 

and adjourn at 12:00 p.m. The meeting 

is open to the public. 

The Committee, comprised of fiftyfour major Veteran, civic, and service 

organizations, advises the Secretary, 

through the Under Secretary for Health, 

on the coordination and promotion of 

volunteer activities and strategic 

partnerships within VA health care 

facilities, in the community, and on 

matters related to volunteerism and 

charitable giving. The Executive 

Committee consists of 20 

representatives from the NAC member 

organizations. 

On October 18, agenda topics will 

include: NAC goals and objectives; 

review of minutes from the April 19, 

2017, Executive Committee meeting; 

VAVS update on the Voluntary Service 

program’s activities; VHA update, 

update on strategic partnerships; Parke 

Board update; evaluations of the 2017 

NAC annual meeting; review of 

membership criteria and process; and 

plans for 2018 NAC annual meeting (to 

include workshops and plenary 

sessions). 

On October 19, agenda topics will 

include: Subcommittee reports; review 

of standard operating procedures; 

review of Fiscal Year 2017 organization 

data; 2019 NAC annual meeting plans; 

and any new business. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. However, the public 

may submit written statements for the 

Committee’s review to Mrs. Sabrina C. 

Clark, Designated Federal Officer, 

Voluntary Service Office (10B2A), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420, or email at Sabrina.Clark@

VA.gov. Any member of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting or seeking 

additional information should contact 

Mrs. Clark at (202) 461–7300. 

Dated: August 17, 2017. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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