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rehabilitation, compensation, outreach,
and other programs and activities
administered by VA designed to meet
such needs. The Committee makes
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding such programs and activities.
The agenda will include updates from
VA’s Administrations and Staff Offices,
updates on report recommendations, as
well as briefings on other issues
impacting women Veterans.
No time will be allocated at this
meeting for receiving oral presentations
from the public. Interested parties
should provide written comments for
review by the Committee to Ms.
Shannon L. Middleton at 00W@
mail.va.gov no later than December 6,
2021. Any member of the public who
wishes to participate in the virtual
meeting may use the following WebEx
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meeting number/access code: 2763 047
1516.
Dated: November 10, 2021.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Suicide Prevention 2.0
Program—Community Opinion Survey
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

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collection of information should be
received on or before January 18, 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–
NEW’’ 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–NEW’’
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 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: Suicide Prevention 2.0
Program—Community Opinion Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2900–NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: Legal authority for this data
collection is found under 38 U.S.C., Part
I, Chapter 5, Section 527, which
authorizes the collection of data that
will allow measurement and evaluation
of VA Programs, the goal of which is
improved health care for veterans. The
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three aims: (1) Collect baseline data on
the knowledge and attitudes of adult US
citizens living in specified communities
about veterans, veteran suicide, and
resources available to veterans to reduce
suicide, prior to the implementation of
suicide prevention programs; (2) collect
follow-up data in the same communities
to assess whether those knowledge and
attitudes have changed over time; and
(3) determine whether the programs and
policies implemented by a community
resulted in positive change in
knowledge and attitudes.
The data will be utilized by the Office
of Mental Health and Suicide
Prevention in VA Central Office to
measure the return on investment of
significant resources that have been
invested to support communities in
their efforts to reduce veteran suicide.
Specifically, the Community-Based
Interventions (CBI) arm of VA’s
‘‘Suicide Prevention 2.0’’ (SP2.0)
program has launched two different
initiatives whose goals are to increase
the successful implementation of best
practices to prevent veteran suicide in
local communities. The data will allow
VA to measure a baseline level of
expected outcomes, follow-up levels,
and explore the role of new programs in
any changes, as well as inform program
planning and evaluation.
In addition, the data collected will be
used by State teams that are engaged in
the Governor’s Challenge (GC) initiative.
GC is one of the initiatives supported by
SP2.0 and is structured so that State
teams are provided training and
technical assistance by VA to expand
their efforts to implement suicide
prevention programs in their State. This
data collection will assist the State
teams to assess the effects of their new
programming or policies.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,500
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
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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