[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10682]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0583]


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 May 30, 2001.

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, FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail to: 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0583.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Regulation for Informed Consent for Patient Care 
(Title 38 CFR 17.32).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0583.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The information collection subject to this 
rulemaking concerns disclosure requirements that non-VA physicians 
contracting to perform services for VA must follow in conducting 
informed consent procedures. The information provided is designed to 
ensure that patients (or in some cases, others) have sufficient 
information to provide informed consent.
    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 January 11, 2001, at page 2481.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 60,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 240,000.
    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. 
2900-0583'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: April 20, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-10682 Filed 4-27-01; 8:45 am]
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