[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 60779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26687]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0524]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Policy and Planning, 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 Office of Policy 
and Planning (OPPA), 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 it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before November 24, 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 
or FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0524'').
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's 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. 2900-0524''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: VA Police Officer Pre-Employment Screening Checklist, VA 
Form 0120.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 0120 is used to document pre-employment screening 
and special background checks for police officer applicants. Prior to 
employment of a qualified applicant, each VA medical center is required 
to conduct a FBI arrest record inquiry and to contact listed former 
employers for information. The form is completed by each VA facility 
and serves as a record of pre-employment screening to determine the 
qualification and suitability of the applicant. It is the policy of VA 
that no person be employed as a VA police officer who has been 
convicted of a serious crime or whose history reflects a disregard for 
laws and regulations, questionable character, or a pattern of 
misconduct or poor work habits.
    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 33229.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent and Annual Burden: 250 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.

    Dated: October 8, 2003.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jacqueline Parks,
IT Specialist, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 03-26687 Filed 10-22-03; 8:45 am]
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