[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19969]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0519]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before September 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: James 
Good, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8001 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0519.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Locality Pay System, (DVA Nurse Pay Act of 1990), Health 
Care Occupation.
    Data Collection Form, VA Form 10-0132.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0519.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The information collected is necessary to comply with the 
provision of Public Law 101-366, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
Nurse Pay Act of 1990, which specifically provides for a locality pay 
system for certain health care personnel within VA. The law requires 
that where available, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 
will be used in determining the beginning rates of compensation. At 
this time, the BLS surveys do not capture beginning rates of 
compensation nor are the job descriptions used in the survey comparable 
to VA positions. Until BLS can supply this data, VA medical facility 
Directors remain responsible for collecting the data to implement and 
adjust rates for registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, and other 
health care personnel.
    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 on December 23, 1998 at page 71191.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,531 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,375.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0519'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: July 2, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-19969 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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