[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2484-2485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-826]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0376]


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 February 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 2900-0376.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Agent Orange Registry Code Sheet, VA Form 10-9009.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0376.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The Agent Orange Registry Code Sheet is used to obtain 
information from veterans during an interview with the examining 
physician and Agent Orange Coordinator or other designated personnel. 
The information obtained is encoded onto the code sheet and entered 
into a computerized Agent Orange Registry. The registry provides a 
mechanism to catalogue prominent symptoms, reproductive health, 
diagnoses and enables VA to communicate with Agent Orange veterans 
through newsletters. The newsletter informs veterans of any increased 
health risks resulting from exposure to dioxin or other toxic agents, 
research finding or new compensation policies.
    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 16, 2000, at pages 31209-31210.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,833 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,500.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0376'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 28, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-826 Filed 1-10-01; 8:45 am]
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