[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 78739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32267]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0630]


Agency Information Collection (Regulation on Application for 
Fisher Houses and Other Temporary Lodging and VHA Fisher House 
Application) Activity 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. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Health 
Administration, 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. 2900-0630'' 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. 2900-0630.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Regulation on Application for Fisher Houses and Other 
Temporary Lodging and VHA Fisher House Application, VA Forms 10-0408 
and 10-0408a.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0630.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA provides temporary lodging to veterans receiving VA 
medical care or Compensation and Pension examinations and to family 
members or other persons accompanying the veteran. Application for 
temporary lodging may be by letter, telephone, email, facsimile or in 
person at the VA healthcare facility of jurisdiction. VA Forms 10-0408 
and 10-0408a can be used to collect data during the application process 
to determine the claimant's eligibility for temporary lodging. 
Temporary lodging services are provided on a first come, first served 
basis.
    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 63355-63356.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 83,333 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 500,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32267 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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