[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 140 (Thursday, July 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18286]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW]


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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 21, 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-NEW.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Study of Individuals at Risk for Stress Related Illnesses, 
VA Form 10-21036(NR).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: This survey collection is intended for the development of 
``psychological and biomedical measurements for early identification of 
individuals at risk for stress-related illnesses.'' VA proposes to 
design and validate a psychometrically sound inventory of psychosocial 
risk and resilience factors that will be empirically related to self-
reported physical and mental health and health-related quality of life 
in Gulf War veterans. The inventory will include assessments of 
multiple dimensions of war-zone stress, predeployment vulnerabilities, 
and reentry-postwar circumstances.
    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 April 11, 2000, at page 19434.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 525 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 700.
    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-NEW'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 30, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-18286 Filed 7-19-00; 8:45 am]
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