[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5865]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Security and Law Enforcement, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, the Office of Security and Law Enforcement invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this
information collection. This request for comment is being made pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should address the accuracy of the burden
estimates and ways to minimize the burden including the use of
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology, as well as other relevant aspects of the
information collection.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposal for the
collection of information should be received on or before May 13, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tanya Al-Khateeb, Office of
Security and Law Enforcement (07C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. All comments will become a
matter of public record and will be summarized in the request for
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. This document solicits
comments concerning the following information collection:
OMB Control Number: 2900-0524.
Title and Form Number: VA Police Officer Pre-Employment Screening
Checklist, VA Form 0120 (formerly VA Form 10-0120).
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Need and Uses: The form is needed to document the pre-employment
screening process and special background checks for applicants seeking
employment as VA police officers.
Current Actions: It is the policy of VA that no person be employed
as a VA police officer who has been convicted of a serious crime or
whose history reflects a disregard for laws and regulations,
questionable character, or a pattern of misconduct or poor work habits.
Pre-employment screening for VA police officers and full verification
of qualifications and suitability have been a long-standing policy.
This form provides a record of the accomplishment of pre-employment
vouchering following selection standards which serve as the VA's basic
assurance that federal criminal law enforcement authority is granted
cautiously and responsibly.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments--Business or
other for-profit--Federal Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Generally one-time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Department of Veterans
Affairs, Attn: Ron Taylor, VA Clearance Officer (045A4), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420,
telephone (202) 565-4412 or FAX (202) 565-8267.
Dated: March 1, 1996.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 96-5865 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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