[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5200]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0519]


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 27, 2005.

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) 565-8374, 
FAX (202) 565-6950 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0519.''
    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. 
2900-0519'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Locality Pay System for Nurses and Other Health Care 
Personnel, VA Form 10-0132.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0519.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 10-0132 is used to collect data from the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics or other third party industry surveys to determine 
locality pay system for certain health care personnel. VA medical 
facility Directors use the data collected to determine the appropriate 
pay scale for registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, and other health 
care personnel.
    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 13, 2005 at pages 34185-34186.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 338 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 450.

    Dated: September 13, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E5-5200 Filed 9-26-05; 8:45 am]
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