[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5865]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Security and Law Enforcement, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, the Office of Security and Law Enforcement invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
information collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden 
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of 
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the 
information collection.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the 
collection of information should be received on or before May 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tanya Al-Khateeb, Office of 
Security and Law Enforcement (07C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a 
matter of public record and will be summarized in the request for 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. This document solicits 
comments concerning the following information collection:
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0524.
    Title and Form Number: VA Police Officer Pre-Employment Screening 
Checklist, VA Form 0120 (formerly VA Form 10-0120).
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Need and Uses: The form is needed to document the pre-employment 
screening process and special background checks for applicants seeking 
employment as VA police officers.
    Current Actions: It is the policy of VA that no person be employed 
as a VA police officer who has been convicted of a serious crime or 
whose history reflects a disregard for laws and regulations, 
questionable character, or a pattern of misconduct or poor work habits. 
Pre-employment screening for VA police officers and full verification 
of qualifications and suitability have been a long-standing policy. 
This form provides a record of the accomplishment of pre-employment 
vouchering following selection standards which serve as the VA's basic 
assurance that federal criminal law enforcement authority is granted 
cautiously and responsibly.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments--Business or 
other for-profit--Federal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Generally one-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Attn: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer (045A4), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, 
telephone (202) 565-4412 or FAX (202) 565-8267.

    Dated: March 1, 1996.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-5865 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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