[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 14276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05380]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0801]


Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review: Non-Degenerative 
Arthritis (Including Inflammatory, Autoimmune, Crystalline and 
Infectious Arthritis) and Dysbaric Osteonecrosis Disability Benefits 
Questionnaire

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, 
this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits 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 and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 17, 2017.

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-
0801'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0801'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: (Non-Degenerative Arthritis (including inflammatory, 
autoimmune, crystalline and infectious arthritis) and Dysbaric 
Osteonecrosis Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA Form 21-0960M-3).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0801.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VA Forms 21-0960M-3 is used to gather necessary 
information from a claimant's treating physician regarding the results 
of medical examinations.
    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 Volume 82 FR 9, on January 13, 2017, pages 
4461 and 4462.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-05380 Filed 3-16-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P