[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 3674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1057]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0121]


Agency Information Collection (Obtaining Supplemental Information 
From Hospital or Doctor) 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 20, 2009.

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. 2900-0121'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
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-
0121.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Obtaining Supplemental Information 
from Hospital or Doctor, VA FL 29-551b.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0121.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form letter is used to request medical evidence from 
an insured's attending physician or hospital in connection with 
continuing disability insurance 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 October 28, 2008 at pages 64014-64015.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 61 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 244.

    Dated: January 12, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
 [FR Doc. E9-1057 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]
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