[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 50503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24765]



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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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 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 validOMB 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 
andHousing 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: September 26, 2001.
    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-24765 Filed 10-2-01; 8:45 am]
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