Agency Information Collection (Exam for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance): Activity Under OMB Review
Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)
Notices
Page 73021
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2011-30503
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
OMB Control No. 2900-0721
Agency Information Collection (Exam for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance): Activity 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 December 28, 2011.
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. 2900-0721'' 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) 461-7485, FAX (202) 461-0966 or email denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0721.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Exam for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance, VA Form 21-2680.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0721.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA will use VA Form 21-2680 to gather medical information that is necessary to determine beneficiaries or claimants receiving treatment from private doctors or physicians, eligibility for aid and attendance or housebound benefit.
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 September 21, 2011, at pages 58565-58566.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,000.
Dated: November 22, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
FR Doc. 2011-30503 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am
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