Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

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Federal Register Volume 76, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)

Notices

Pages 56503-56504

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

FR Doc No: 2011-23352

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

OMB Control No. 2900-0119

Agency Information Collection (Report of Treatment in Hospital)

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 October 13, 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. 2900-0119'' 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 e-mail denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0119.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Report of Treatment in Hospital, VA FL 29-551.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0119.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form Letter 29-551 is used to collect information from hospitals where a claimant was treated. VA uses the data to determine the insured's eligibility for disability insurance benefits.

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 July 1, 2011, at pages 38743-38744.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,055 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 12 minutes.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,277.

Dated: September 8, 2011.

By direction of the Secretary.

Denise McLamb,

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.

FR Doc. 2011-23352 Filed 9-12-11; 8:45 am

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