[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19969]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0519]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Veterans Health 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 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans
Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has
submitted 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.
DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before September 3, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: James
Good, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8001
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0519.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Locality Pay System, (DVA Nurse Pay Act of 1990), Health
Care Occupation.
Data Collection Form, VA Form 10-0132.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0519.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Abstract: The information collected is necessary to comply with the
provision of Public Law 101-366, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Nurse Pay Act of 1990, which specifically provides for a locality pay
system for certain health care personnel within VA. The law requires
that where available, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
will be used in determining the beginning rates of compensation. At
this time, the BLS surveys do not capture beginning rates of
compensation nor are the job descriptions used in the survey comparable
to VA positions. Until BLS can supply this data, VA medical facility
Directors remain responsible for collecting the data to implement and
adjust rates for registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, and other
health care personnel.
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 December 23, 1998 at page 71191.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,531 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 45 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,375.
Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-0519'' in any correspondence.
Dated: July 2, 1999.
By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-19969 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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