[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 4817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2123]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0610]


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 March 3, 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. 2900-0610.''
    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. 
2900-0610'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Ecclesiastical Endorsing Organization Verification/
Reverification Information, VA Form 10-0379.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0610.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 10-0379 is used to assure that individuals 
employed by VA as chaplains are qualified to provide for the 
constitutional rights of veterans to free exercise of religion. Each 
applicant submits an official statement (``ecclesiastical 
endorsement'') from their religion or faith group, certifying that the 
applicant is in good standing with the faith group and is qualified to 
perform the full range of ministry required in VA setting. VA uses this 
information to determine (1) who the faith group designates as its 
endorsing official(s); (2) whether the faith group provides ministry to 
a lay constituency; and (3) what is the constituency to which person 
endorsed by this group may minister.
    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 November 15, 2002, at pages 69303-69304.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit Institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 15 minutes
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10

    Dated: January 15, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise A. Russell,
Acting Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-2123 Filed 1-29-03; 8:45 am]
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