[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 77322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31707]


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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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before January 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), 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 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 ``2900-New.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Women Veterans Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns, Barriers, and 
Influences, VA Form 10-21063(NR).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of the study is to gain an understanding of 
VA women veterans' use of health care from the perspective of women. 
The data collected will: (1) Provide patterns of VA and non-VA 
ambulatory care use by women veterans, and contrast them to those of 
male veterans; (2) identify barriers and influences on VA ambulatory 
care use, including those related to women's military experience, 
veteran identity, and perceptions about the availability and quality of 
VA women's health care; (3) identify factors associated with gender 
gaps in VA ambulatory care use and; (4) apply these findings to develop 
interventions and policies to improve access of women veterans to VA 
ambulatory care.
    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 September 24, 2002 at pages 59880.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 683 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,050.

    Dated: December 4, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Computer Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-31707 Filed 12-16-02; 8:45 am]
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