[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19903]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0710]


Agency Information Collection Activities (VSO Access to VHA 
Electronic Health Records) 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 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. 2900-0710'' 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. 2900-0710.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: VSO Access to VHA Electronic Health Records, VA Form 10-
0400.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0710.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VSO's complete VA Form 10-0400 to request authorization 
to access VA VistA database. VA will use the data collected to provide 
VSO's who were granted power of attorney by veterans with medical 
information recorded in VHA electronic health records system, 
authorization to access medical information needed to process a 
veteran's compensation and pension claim.
    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 10, 2008 at page 32789.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-19903 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 am]
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