[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 177 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 52900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21047]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (21-0773)]


Agency Information Collection (Operation Enduring Freedom/
Operation Iraqi Freedom Seriously Injured/Ill Service Member Veteran 
Worksheet) Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 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 Benefits 
Administration (VBA), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before October 14, 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-New (21-0773)'' 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-New 
(21-0773).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Seriously 
Injured/Ill Service Member Veteran Worksheet, VA Form 21-0773.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (21-0773).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: Veterans Service Representatives used VA Form 21-0773 as 
a checklist to ensure that they provided Operation Enduring Freedom or 
Operation Iraqi Freedom service members with at least six months 
remaining on active duty and who may have suffered a serious injury or 
illness, with information, forms, and/or referral service regarding VA 
benefits.
    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 30, 2008, at pages 36960-36961.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 77 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 153.

    Dated: September 4, 2008.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E8-21047 Filed 9-10-08; 8:45 am]
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