[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 131 (Friday, July 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 40452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17169]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0120]


Agency Information Collection (Report of Treatment by Attending 
Physician) Activity 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 August 8, 2011.

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. 2900-0120'' 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) 461-0966 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0120.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Report of Treatment by Attending Physician, VA Form 29-551a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0120.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 29-551a is used to collect information from 
attending physician to determine a claimant's eligibility for 
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 May 2, 2011, at page 24572.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,069 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,277.

    Dated: July 5, 2011.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-17169 Filed 7-7-11; 8:45 am]
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