[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 97 (Monday, May 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28858-28859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11162]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0621]


Agency Information Collection Activities (National Practitioner 
Data Bank Regulations) 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. 3501-3521), 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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before June 18, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB

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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. 2900-0621'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 2900-0621.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Practitioner Data Bank Regulations (NPDB).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0621.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The National Practitioner Data Bank, authorized by the 
Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and administered by the 
Department of Health and Human Services, was established for the 
purpose of collecting and releasing certain information concerning 
physicians, dentists, and other licensed health care practitioners. The 
Act requires VA to obtain information from the Data Bank on health care 
providers who provide or seek to provide health care services at VA 
facilities and report information regarding malpractice payments and 
adverse clinical privileges action to the Data Bank.
    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 February 15, 2008, at page 8935.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1,750 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.

    Dated: May 8, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-11162 Filed 5-16-08; 8:45 am]
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