[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54340-54341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22894]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0025]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Information and Technology, 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 Office of 
Information and Technology, 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 October 10, 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. 2900-0025'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for and Consent to Release of Information from 
Claimant's Records, VA Form 3288.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0025.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Abstract: The form is completed by veterans and their beneficiaries 
to provide VA with a written consent to release records or information 
to third parties such as insurance companies, physicians and other 
individuals. Use of the form ensures an individual gives an informed 
written consent for the release of records or information about 
himself/herself that is consistent with the statutory requirements of 
the Privacy Act of 1974 and VA's confidentiality statute.
    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 May 8, 2000, at page 26661.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 18,875 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 7.5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 151,000.
    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. 2900-0025'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 8, 2000.

    By direction of the Acting Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-22894 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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