[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 251 (Tuesday, December 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 79961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32981]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0609]


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 January 30, 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 ``OMB Control No. 2900-0609.''
    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. 
2900-0609'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles

    a. Veteran Enrollees' Health and Reliance Upon VA, VA Form 10-
21034g.
    b. New Enrollees Survey, VA Form 10-21034h(NR).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0609.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Pub. L. 104-262, The Veterans Health Care Eligibility 
Reform Act of 1996, mandated VA to implement eligibility reforms with 
an annual enrollment. VA must enroll veterans by specified priorities 
as far down the priorities as the available resources permit. There is 
no valid, recent information available in administrative databases on 
all enrollees' health status, income, and their reliance upon the VA 
system. The magnitude of changes each year in enrollees, their 
characteristics, and system policies make annual surveys necessary to 
capture this critical information for input into VHA's Health Care 
Services Demand Model. Data will be used to analyze the main reasons 
veterans enroll in the VA Health Care System and how long they waited 
for initial appointments.
    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 15, 2002, at page 63735.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,042 hours.
    a. Veteran Enrollees' Health and Reliance Upon VA, VA Form 10-
21034g--9,375 hours.
    b. New Enrollees Survey, VA Form 10-21034h (NR)--1,667 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    a. Veteran Enrollees' Health and Reliance Upon VA, VA Form 10-
21034g--15 minutes.
    b. New Enrollees Survey, VA Form 10-21034h (NR)--5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,500.
    a. Veteran Enrollees' Health and Reliance Upon VA, VA Form 10-
21034g--37,500.
    b. New Enrollees Survey, VA Form 10-21034h (NR)--20,000.

    Dated: December 17, 2002.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ernesto Castro,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 02-32981 Filed 12-30-02; 8:45 am]
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