[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48976-48977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13915]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0554]


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 September 21, 2006.
    For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission Contact: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005G2), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, 
Fax (202) 565-7045 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0554.''
    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. 
2900-0554'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles:
    a. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Capital Grant 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-CG.
    b. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Life Safety Code 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-LSC.
    c. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Per Diem Only 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-PDO.
    d. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Special Needs 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-SN.
    e. Compliance Reports for Per Diem and Special Needs Grants. No 
form needed. May be reported to VA in standard business narrative.
    f. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Technical 
Assistance Application, VA Form 10-0361-TA.
    g. Compliance Reports for Technical Assistance Grants. No form 
needed. May be reported to VA in standard business narrative.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0554.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 10-0361 series, Homeless Providers Grant and Per 
Diem Program, will be used to evaluate applicants eligibility to 
receive a grant and/or per diem payments which provide supportive 
housing and services to assist homeless veterans transition to 
independent living. VA will use the data to apply specific criteria to 
rate and evaluate each application; and to obtain information necessary 
to ensure that Federal funds are awarded to applicants who are 
financially stable and who will conduct the program for which a grant 
and/or per diem award was made.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information

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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 April 20, 2006 at pages 
20438-20439.
    Affected Public: Not-for-Profit Institutions, State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,340 hours.
    a. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Capital Grant 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-CG--3,500 hours.
    b. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Life Safety Code 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-LSC--2,000 hours.
    c. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Per Diem Only 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-PDO--3,000 hours.
    d. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Special Needs 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-SN--4,000 hours.
    e. Compliance Reports for Per Diem and Special Needs Grants--1,500 
hours.
    f. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Technical 
Assistance Application, VA Form 10-0361-TA --250 hours.
    g. Compliance Reports for Technical Assistance Grants--90 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
    a. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Capital Grant 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-CG--35 hours.
    b. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Life Safety Code 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-LSC--10 hours.
    c. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Per Diem Only 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-PDO--20 hours.
    d. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Special Needs 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-SN--20 hours.
    e. Compliance Reports for Per Diem and Special Needs Grants--5 
hours.
    f. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Technical 
Assistance Application, VA Form 10-0361-TA --10 hours.
    g. Compliance Reports for Technical Assistance Grants--2.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,015.
    a. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Capital Grant 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-CG--100.
    b. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Life Safety Code 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-LSC--200.
    c. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Per Diem Only 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-PDO--150.
    d. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Special Needs 
Application, VA Form 10-0361-SN--200.
    e. Compliance Reports for Per Diem and Special Needs Grants--300.
    f. Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Technical 
Assistance Application, VA Form 10-0361-TA --25.
    g. Compliance Reports for Technical Assistance Grants--40.

    Dated: August 10, 2006.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E6-13915 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am]
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