2010-122. Agency Information Collection (Survey of Appropriate and Timely Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases) Activity 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.

DATE:

Comments must be submitted on or before February 8, 2010.

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-New (VA Form 10-0476)” in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, [phone], fax [phone] or e-mail [e-mail]. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-New (VA Form 10-0476).”

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles:

a. Survey of Appropriate and Timely Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases (Leishmaniasis), VA Form 10-0476.

b. Survey of Appropriate and Timely Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases (Malaria), VA Form 10-0476a.

OMB Control Number: 2900-New (VA Form 10-0476).

Type of Review: New collection.

Abstract: The data collected will be used to determine whether rural veterans have difficulty receiving appropriate and timely care for infectious diseases acquired while in Iraq or Afghanistan compared to veterans residing in urban areas.

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 4, 2009, on pages 57219-57220.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 8 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

Dated: January 5, 2010.

By direction of the Secretary.

Denise McLamb,

Program Analyst,Enterprise Records Service.