[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2015-2016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-990]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0620]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 14, 2002.

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. 2900-0620.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Title: Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Services for 
Nonservice-Connected Conditions in Non-VA Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0620.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA has established provisions regarding payment of or 
reimbursement for reasonable value of non-VA emergency services 
provided for nonservice-connected conditions of certain veterans who 
have no medical insurance and no other recourse for payment. VA will 
make payment or reimbursement only for emergency services provided in a 
hospital emergency department or a similar facility held out as 
providing emergency care to the public. Health care providers 
furnishing emergency treatment who believe they may have a basis for 
filing a claim with VA for payment should contact VA within 48 hours 
after the veteran begins receiving emergency treatment for emergency 
services other than emergency transportation. Such contact is not a 
condition of VA payment. However, the contact will assist the provider 
in understanding the condition for payment and assist the provider in 
planning for transfer of the veteran after stabilization. VA would use 
the information and certifications submitted to process claims for such 
reimbursement or payment.
    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 October 26, 2001, at pages 54340-54341.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 120,729 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 241,457.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to

[[Page 2016]]

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. 2900-0620'' in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: December 27, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Mary Granito,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-990 Filed 1-14-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P