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5700 or by email at grant.huang@va.gov. 

Those wishing to submit written 

comments may send them to Dr. Huang 

at the same address and email. 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0556] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Living Will and 

Durable Power of Attorney for Health 

Care 

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, 

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 it includes the 

actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 20, 2017. 

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. 2900–0556’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 

Records Service (005R1B), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, 

(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0556’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7331. 

Title: Living Will and Durable Power 

of Attorney for Health Care; VA Form 

10–0137 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0556. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 10–0137, VA 

Advance Directive: Durable Power of 

Attorney for Health Care and Living 

Will, is the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) recognized legal document 

that permits VA patients to designate a 

health care agent and/or specify 

preferences for future health care. The 

VA Advance Directive is invoked if a 

patient becomes unable to make health 

care decisions for him or herself. Use of 

the VA Advance Directive is specified 

in VHA Handbook 1004.02, Advance 

Care Planning and Management of 

Advance Directives. Veterans’ rights to 

designate a health care agent and 

specify health care preferences in 

advance are codified in 38 CFR 17.32. 

This regulation also obligates VA to 

recognize advance directives and to use 

the information contained therein when 

health care decisions must be made for 

a patient that has lost decision making 

capacity. Use of advance directives is a 

well-established standard within 

clinical practice in the U.S. Offering the 

opportunity to complete an advance 

directive and the requirement to honor 

such documents is supported by Joint 

Commission standards and the Patient 

Self Determination Act of 1990 

(applicable to Medicare providers.) Use 

of advance directives is also consistent 

with the health care ethics standard that 

patients have autonomy in health care 

decision making and have a right to 

control what is done to them in a 

medical setting. 

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 82 FR 

151 on August 8, 2017, page 37167. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

343,622. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: VA Disaster Resilience Survey 

of Community Dwelling Veterans 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration, 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 December 18, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory 

and Administrative Affairs (10B4), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@

va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–NEW’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345. 

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. 

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 

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of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: Pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

Title: VA Disaster Resilience Survey 

of Community Dwelling Veterans; VA 

Form 10–21086(NR). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection request. 

Abstract: The proposed study is being 

conducted by the Veterans Emergency 

Management Evaluation Center 

(VEMEC) of the U.S. Department of 

Veterans Affairs. The mission of VEMEC 

is to promote the health and social 

welfare of America’s Veterans and the 

Nation by initiating and coordinating 

projects aimed at developing evidencebased practices for use in mitigating 

against, preparing for, responding to, 

and recovering from national 

emergencies and natural disasters. In so 

doing, VEMEC helps to ensure timely 

access to high-quality health care for our 

nation’s veterans. 

The proposed study will be a onetime study of all VA patients in the 

United States. We will survey a sample 

of Veterans who at the time of fielding 

received care from any VA healthcare 

system in the U.S. at least once in the 

past 24 months. Health status, 

socioeconomic status, and other factors 

can impact a Veteran’s resiliency/ 

vulnerability during major disaster. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 905 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,620. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0390] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Application of Surviving 

Spouse or Child for REPS Benefits 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veteran’s Benefits 

Administration (VBA), 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 December 18, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Dawn Johnson, Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

Dawn.Johnson7@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0390’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

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, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’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: 42 U.S.C. 402, E.O. 12436, 

Public Law 97–377 Section 156. 

Title: Application of Surviving 

Spouse or Child for REPS Benefits (VA 

Form 21P–8924). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0390. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: Restored Entitlement 

Program for Survivors (REPS) benefits 

are payable to certain surviving spouses 

and children of veterans who died in 

service prior to August 13, 1981 or who 

died as a result of a service-connected 

disability incurred or aggravated prior to 

August 13, 1981. Child beneficiaries 

over age 18 and under age 23 must be 

enrolled full-time in an approved postsecondary school. 

Executive Order 12436 ‘‘Payment of 

Certain Benefits to Survivors of Persons 

Who Died In or As A Result of Military 

Service’’ (found at 42 U.S.C. 402 (Note)) 

directs VA administer the provisions of 

Public Law 97–377 Section 156. VA 

codified this authority at 38 CFR 3.812. 

VBA uses VA Form 21P–8924 to 

evaluate the eligibility of surviving 

spouses and children to REPS benefits, 

including information regarding the 

claimant’s relationship to the Veteran, 

employment status, and earnings. Based 

on the information contained in the 

form, VBA makes decisions to grant, 

deny, or amend existing, benefits 

payments. 

The VA Form number is being 

changed to ‘‘21P–8924’’ to reflect 

Pension and Fiduciary Service’s 

responsibility for the form. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 600 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,800. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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