[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21009]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0119]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 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 
Benefits Administration (VBA), 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 18, 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. 2900-0119.''
    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. 
2900-0119'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Report of Treatment in Hospital, VA FL 29-551.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0119.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This form letter is used to collect information from 
hospitals to determine the insured's eligibility for disability 
insurance benefits.
    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 June 6, 2002, at page 39100.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,055.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,277.

    Dated: July 31, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21009 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
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