[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19948]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New]


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 September 6, 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: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New.''
    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-New'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles:
    a. Credentials Transfer Brief, VA Form 10-0376a.
    b. Credentials Supplemental Questions, VA Form 10-0376b.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Abstract: Currently VHA requires that credentialing occur prior to 
extension of initial employment offers to health care providers. The 
credentialing occurs upon employment, transfer, or at the time of 
initiating practice at a new site. Although credentialing may have been 
completed by one VHA facility, policy requires that the credentialing 
process be repeated by the receiving facility. VA Form 10-0376a 
improves the efficiencies of this process by facilitating the sharing 
of already verified health care provider's credential data between 
facilities and decreases the potential for duplication of efforts.
    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 April 15, 2002, at pages 18306-18307.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit Institutions; Business or other; 
and State, Local or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,750 hours.
    a. Credentials Transfer Brief, VA Form 10-0376a--500 hours.
    b. Credentials Supplemental Questions, VA Form 10-0376b--6,250 
hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 11 minutes.
    a. Credentials Transfer Brief, VA Form 10-0376a--60 minutes.
    b. Credentials Supplemental Questions, VA Form 10-0376b--15 
minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,500.
    a. Credentials Transfer Brief, VA Form 10-0376a--500.
    b. Credentials Supplemental Questions, VA Form 10-0376b-25,000.

    Dated: July 25, 2002.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Genie McCully,
Acting Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-19948 Filed 8-6-02; 8:45 am]
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