[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 78738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32265]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0722]


Agency Information Collection (Health Surveillance for a New 
Generation of U.S. Veterans) 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 January 18, 2012.

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. 2900-0722'' 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) 632-7479, FAX (202) 273-0487 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0722.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Health Surveillance for a New Generation of U.S. Veterans 
Survey.
    OMB Control Number: OMB Control No. 2900-0722.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Health Surveillance for a New Generation of U.S. 
Veterans survey will be used to collect data from Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans regarding their current 
health status and concerns, exposures of concern in the theater, health 
care preferences, and health behaviors and attitudes, and to gain 
knowledge on veterans who have not used VA health care since returning 
from the current conflict. The data collected will help VA to plan and 
provide better health care to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom veterans, as well as understanding the long-term 
consequences of military deployment.
    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 12, 2011 at pages 63352-63353.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 24,858 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 39 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38,300.

    Dated: December 13, 2011.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32265 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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