2013-02029. Agency Information Collection (Compensation and Pension Examination Program) Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY:

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice.

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, 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:

Comments must be submitted on or before March 4, 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, [phone]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0774” in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, [phone], fax [phone] or email [e-mail]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0774.”

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Compensation and Pension Examination Program (CPEP) Veterans Satisfaction Survey, VA Form 10-0480.

Type of Review: Extension on a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The survey will be used to gather feedback from Veterans regarding their experience at individual CPEP examination sites. VA will use the data collected to determine where and to what extent services are satisfactory or where improvement is needed.

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 November 19, 2012, at pages 69549-69550.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 153.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5.7 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,614.

Dated: January 25, 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.