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implementation of the Draft Master Plan
approved by the Secretary on January
28, 2016, and on the creation and
implementation of any successor master
plans.
On March 31, the agenda will include
opening remarks from the Committee
Chair, Executive Sponsor, and other VA
officials. There will be a comprehensive
briefing from the Veterans
Administration Greater Los Angeles
Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) on
Master Plan 2022 timeline and
activities, Current FY22 project budget
status, and an update on the Lease
Revenue status. A comprehensive
briefing on ‘‘By Name List’’ will be
provided by Community Solutions. The
Board’s Services and Outcome
Subcommittee Master Plan will present
a recommendation that introduces a
dashboard to track Homeless Veterans,
HUD VASH voucher utilization, and
vacant master-leased properties.
A public comment session will occur
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Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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Dated: February 28, 2022.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Disability
Compensation; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App.
2., that a virtual meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Disability Compensation
(Committee) will begin and end as
follows:
Date

Time

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
(Eastern Standard
Time).

The virtual meeting is open to the
public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on the maintenance and periodic
readjustment of the VA Schedule for
Rating Disabilities.
The Committee is to assemble and
review relevant information relating to
the nature and character of disabilities
arising during service in the Armed
Forces, provide an ongoing assessment
of the effectiveness of the rating
schedule, and give advice on the most
appropriate means of responding to the
needs of Veterans relating to disability
compensation.
The agenda will include review and
discussion of prior-year, Biennial
Reports and beginning discussion on the
2022 Biennial Report.
No time will be allocated during this
virtual meeting for receiving oral
presentations from the public. The
public may submit one-page summaries
of their written statements for the
Committee’s review. Public comments
may be received no later than March 7,
2022, for inclusion in the official
meeting record. Please send these
comments to Sian Roussel of the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Compensation Service, at Sian.Roussel@
va.gov.
Members of the public who wish to
obtain a copy of the agenda should
contact Sian Roussel at Sian.Roussel@
va.gov and provide their name,
professional affiliation, email address
and phone number. The call-in number
(United States, Chicago) for those who
would like to attend the meeting (audio

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
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Agency Information Collection
Activity: Program of Comprehensive
Assistance for Family Caregivers
(PCAFC) Decision Appeal Forms
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Health
Administration (VHA), 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 May 2, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Janel Keyes, Office of Regulations,
Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to Janel.Keyes@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0894’’ in any correspondence. During
the comment period, comments may be
viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0894’’
in any correspondence.
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
SUMMARY:

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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: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Program of Comprehensive
Assistance for Family Caregivers
(PCAFC) Decision Appeal Forms, VA
Forms 10–306 and 10–307.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0894.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Caregivers and Veterans
Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111–163) established 38 U.S.C.
1720G, which directed the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a
Program of Comprehensive Assistance
for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and a
Program of General Caregiver Support
Services (PGCSS). Both programs are
managed by VA’s Caregiver Support
Program (CSP) Office. On June 06, 2018,
the President signed into law the John
S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and
Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining
Internal Systems and Strengthening
Integrated Outside Networks Act of
2018 or the VA MISSION Act 2018 (Pub.
L. 115–182). The VA MISSION Act of
2018 fundamentally transformed
elements of the Department of Veterans

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Affairs’ (VA) healthcare system to
include expanding the PCAFC to Family
Caregivers of eligible Veterans of all eras
in a phased approach, established new
benefits for Primary Family Caregivers
of eligible Veterans, and made other
changes affecting program eligibility
and VA’s evaluation of PCAFC
applications. The statutory authority for
PCAFC and PGCSS is codified at 38
U.S.C. 1720G. VA’s regulations
implementing PCAFC and PGCSS are in
38 CFR part 71.
Since program inception, Veterans
and caregivers who disagree with a
PCAFC decision were afforded the right
to appeal through the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) Clinical Appeals
Process. A recent Court ruling has
changed the appeal and review options
now available to individuals who have
received a PCAFC decision and disagree
with that decision. On April 19, 2021,
in the case of Jeremy Beaudette & Maya
Beaudette v. Denis McDonough,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
ruled in favor of petitioners seeking
review by the Board of Veterans’
Appeals (BVA or Board) of decisions
under the PCAFC. The Court also
certified, as a class, claimants who
received an adverse benefits decision
under PCAFC, exhausted the
administrative review process within
VHA (the VHA Clinical Appeals
Process), and have not been afforded the
right to appeal to the Board. As a result
of the Court’s ruling, BVA review is now
available to individuals who have
received a decision under the PCAFC
since the program began in May 2011.
Consequently, VA has expanded options
available to Veterans and caregivers
who seek review of or to appeal a
PCAFC decision.
The options now include a separate
appeals process (legacy) that must be
used to appeal to the Board regarding
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19, 2019. This legacy process is
implemented through use of VA Forms
10–306 and 10–307.
VA Form 10–306, Request for
Information—Because individuals now
have additional options for appealing
and seeking review of previous PCAFC
decisions, dating back to May 2011, this
form allows Veterans and caregivers to
request information about past PCAFC
decisions to determine whether they
wish to pursue an appeal to the Board
or request review.
VA Form 10–307, Notice of
Disagreement—This form was
developed because VA Form 21–0958,
which previously was used to initiate an
appeal to the Board of benefits decisions
dated before February 19, 2019, is no
longer an approved information
collection. VA Form 10–307, Notice of
Disagreement, is now used for legacy
appeals of PCAFC decisions and is
specific to individuals who wish to
appeal a PCAFC decision that was
issued prior to February 19, 2019.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 88,270
total hours.
a. 10–306—45,500 hours.
b. 10–307—42,770 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 45 total minutes.
a. 10–306—15 minutes.
b. 10–307—30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
267,540 total.
a. 10–306—182,000.
b. 10–307—85,540.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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