[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5570]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0563]


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 April 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0563.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Army Chemical Corps Vietnam Veterans Health Study, Phase II, 
VA Form 10-20998(NR).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0563.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: A contractor to VA will conduct telephone surveys, 
analyze serum for TCDD, retrieve medical records and provide automated 
databases to VA. VA researchers will use the study data to determine 
whether there are indications that Army Chemical Corps Vietnam veterans 
suffer from illnesses at higher or unusual rates than Vietnam era Army 
Chemical Corps veterans. The relationship between health outcomes and 
possible exposure to herbicides will also be evaluated.
    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 June 22, 1999, at page 33345.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,448 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,895.
    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. 2900-0563'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: February 16, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-5570 Filed 3-7-00; 8:45 am]
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