[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6404-6405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01948]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0742]


Agency Information Collection (Survey of Chronic Gastrointestinal 
Illness in Persian Gulf Veterans) Activities 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. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATE:  Comments must be submitted on or before March 1, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through 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. 2900-0742'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492, fax (202) 632-7583 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0742.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: 
    Titles:
    a. Survey of Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness in Persian Gulf 
Veterans, VA Form 10-21092a.
    b. VA Research Consent Form (Cases), VA Form 10-2109b.
    c. VA Research Consent Form (Control), VA Form 10-2109c.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0742.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Approximately 25 percent military troops who were 
deployed in the first Persian Gulf War returned with persistent 
gastrointestinal symptoms, typical of diarrhea-predominant irritable 
bowl syndrome. The data collected from the survey will assist VA in 
determining whether chronic gastrointestinal illness in Persian Gulf 
Veterans was caused by

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the presence of bacteria in the intestines and whether eradication of 
these bacteria reduces symptoms of chronic diarrhea.
    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 22, 2012 at pages 64597-64598.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden:
    a. VA Research Consent Form (Cases), VA Form 10-2109a--41 hours.
    b. VA Research Consent Form (Control), VA Form 10-2109b--31 hours.
    c. Survey of Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness in Persian Gulf 
Veterans, VA Form 10-21092c--3,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
    a. VA Research Consent Form (Cases), VA Form 10-2109a--15 minutes.
    b. VA Research Consent Form (Control), VA Form 10-2109b--10 
minutes.
    c. Survey of Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness in Persian Gulf 
Veterans, VA Form 10-21092c--45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
    a. Survey of Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness in Persian Gulf 
Veterans, VA Form 10-21092a--4,000.
    b. VA Research Consent Form (Cases), VA Form 10-21092b--165.
    c. VA Research Consent Form (Control), VA Form 10-21092c--189.

    Dated: January 23, 2013.
    By direction of the Secretary.
William F. Russo,
Deputy Director, Office of Regulations Policy and Management, Office of 
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-01948 Filed 1-29-13; 8:45 am]
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