[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 1991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00407]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0519]


Agency Information Collection (A Locality Pay for Nurses and 
Other Health Care Personnel, VA Form 10-0132); 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.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before February 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0519 (VA Locality Pay for Nurses and Other Health Care Personnel)'' in 
any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed 
online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0519 (VA 
Locality Pay for Nurses and Other Health Care Personnel)'' in any 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Locality Pay for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals, 
VA Form 10-0132.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0519.
    Type of Review: Revision of an approved collection.
    Abstract: The collection of this information is necessary to comply 
with the provisions of Public Law 101-366 (Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) Nurse Pay Act of 1990) as amended by 106-419 (Veterans 
Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000), which specifically 
provides for a locality pay system for certain health care personnel 
within VA. Rates of pay are established by VA medical facility 
Directors based on rates of compensation for corresponding positions in 
the local labor market. The law requires that where available, data 
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics or other third party industry 
surveys will be used in determining the beginning rates of 
compensation. However, VA medical facility Directors may conduct a 
salary survey in an attempt to collect comparable survey data in order 
to implement and adjust rates for registered nurses, nurse 
anesthetists, and other health care personnel when other data sources 
are not available.
    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 at 79 FR 61691, October 14, 2014.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 67 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1.5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Yearly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-00407 Filed 1-13-15; 8:45 am]
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