[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 70645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24019]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0702]


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, will submit 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 January 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov; or 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. 2900-0702'' in any correspondence.

For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission Contact: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, 
Fax (202) 273-0443 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0702.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Request for National Provider Identification Number, VA Form 
10-0449A.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0702.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Health care providers for veterans in the private sector 
(non-VA providers) are requesting local VA medical centers to provide 
National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers for VA facilities and VA 
clinicians who have referred patients to them. NPI numbers are used by 
non VA providers to request reimbursement for medical care provided to 
veterans.
    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 October 1, 2007 at pages 55860-55861.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.

    Dated: December 5, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24019 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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