[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5787]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0614]


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 April 10, 2002.

ADDRESSES: 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. 2900-0614'' in any correspondence.

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: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0614.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 4th Phase Supplement, ``Measurement/Validation of 
Psychosocial Risk and Resilience Factors Accounting for Physical/Mental 
Health and Health Related Quality of Life Among Veterans'', VA Form 10-
21036(NR).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0614.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Phases I and II of this study are completed. The 
collection of information associated with Phase III is also completed. 
Phase IV is intended to complete VA's study of the ``psychological and 
biomedical measurements for early identification of individuals at risk 
for stress-related illness.'' The information collected will be used to 
produce a reliable inventory of psychosocial risk and resilience 
factors for contemporary military personnel and then demonstrate its 
validity vis-a-vis Gulf War veterans' self-reported somatic and 
psychological symptoms and judgments of health-related quality of life.
    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 December 10, 2001, at page 63746.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 313 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 417.

    Dated: February 27, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-5787 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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