[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52460-52461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22405]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0427]


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. 3501-21), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 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 to: [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0427.''
    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. 
2900-0427'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and Form Number: Former POW Medical History, VA Form 10-0048.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0427.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 10-0048 will be used to collect data in response 
to Public Law 97-37 that liberalizes eligibility requirements and 
extends the existing benefits. The form is completed by veterans and 
submitted to a VA physician during a medical examination. Without this 
information VA physician would be unable to assess

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the health care, disability compensation or rehabilitation needs of 
Former Prisoners of War.
    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 3, 2003, at page 33230.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,575 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,050.

    Dated: August 15, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-22405 Filed 9-2-03; 8:45 am]
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