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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 160 / Monday, August 19, 2019 / Notices
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,800.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Performance and Risk (OQPR),
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019–17685 Filed 8–16–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Environmental Hazards
Registry (EHR) Worksheet (VA Form
10–10176)
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 October 18, 2019.
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) 615–9241.
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.

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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: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Environmental Hazards Registry
(EHR) Worksheet (VA Form 10–10176).
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: Legal authority for this data
collection is found under the following
Congressional mandates that authorize
the collection of data that will allow
measurement and evaluation of the
Department of Veterans Affairs
Programs, the goal of which is improved
health care for Veterans.
• Agent Orange Registry: Public Laws
102–4, 102–585 Section 703,100–687
and 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) 527,
38 U.S.C. 1116.
• Gulf War Registry: Public Laws
102–585, 103–446 and 38 U.S.C. 1117.
• Ionizing Radiation: Public Laws
102–585 Section 703, 100–687 and 38
U.S.C. 527, 38 U.S.C. 1116.
The new Environmental Health
Registry (EHR) Worksheet, VA Form 10–
10176, supersedes VA Form 10–9009
(June 2005), VA Form 10–9009A (March
2010) and VA Form 10–0020A (June
2005). Post Deployment Health Services
(PDHS) plans to have this form
electronically accessible to
Environmental Health Coordinators and
Clinicians once the EHR is in place.
Until then, PDHS requests to
consolidate 3 existing forms into one
comprehensive form.
Currently, VA is exploring the
performance of limited registry
examinations via telemedicine, in order
to reduce Veterans’ need to travel and
potentially reduce waiting times for
exams. The form information would be
the same, and otherwise the process to
collect and put data into the registry
database will not change. Once the
exam template is available, it can be
used to import information more
seamlessly into the Veteran patient
record.
VA Environmental Health Registry
evaluations are free, voluntary medical

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assessments for Veterans who may have
been exposed to certain environmental
hazards during military service.
Evaluations alert Veterans to possible
long-term health problems that may be
related to exposure specific to
environmental hazards during their
military service. The registry data may
help VA understand and respond to
these health problems more effectively
and may be useful for research
purposes.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 60 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Performance and Risk (OQPR),
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019–17675 Filed 8–16–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee: National
Academic Affiliations Council, Notice
of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that a meeting
of VA’s National Academic Affiliations
Council (NAAC) will be held September
4, 2019–September 5, 2019 at the
Phoenix VA Health Care System
(PVAHCS), 650 E Indian School Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85012. The meetings are
open to the public, except when the
NAAC is conducting tours of VA
facilities, and participating in off-site
events. Tours of VA facilities are closed
to protect Veterans’ privacy and
personal information, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C Sec. 552b(c)(6).
The purpose of the NAAC or
‘‘Council’’ is to advise the Secretary on
matters affecting partnerships between
VA and its academic affiliates.
On September 4, 2019, the Council
will convene an open session from 9:00
a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The agenda will
include a presentation on Innovative
Academic Relationships: A National
Perspective. The Council will have a
panel discussion on PVAHCS’s
educational innovations and academic
affiliates; and receive updates from the
Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee,
the Strategic Academic Advisory

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