Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 3, 2009 / Notices 5973 

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 26, 2008, at page 72116. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households and Federal Government. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,375 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

13,501. 

Dated: January 27, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–2259 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0688] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Procedures, and Security for 

Government Financing) Activities 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Office of Management, 

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 Office of 

Management (OM), 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 March 5, 2009. 

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 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0688’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 

McLamb, Enterprise Records Service 

(005R1B), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–7485, 

FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail: 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0688.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: 

a. Department of Veterans Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 

832.006–4, Procedures. 

b. Department of Veterans Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 

832.202–4, Security for Government 

Financing. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0688. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Data collected under VAAR 

832.006–4 will be used to assess a 

contractor’s overall financial condition, 

and ability to continue contract 

performance if payments are reduced or 

suspended upon a finding of fraud. VA 

will use the data collected under VAAR 

832.202–4 to determine whether or not 

a contractor has adequate security to 

warrant an advance payment. 

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 26, 2008 at pages 72116– 

72117. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 

a. VAAR 832.006–4, Procedures—50 

hours 

b. VAAR 832.202–4, Security for 

Government Financing—10 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. VAAR 832.006–4, Procedures—5 

hours. 

b. VAAR 832.202–4, Security for 

Government Financing—1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

a. VAAR 832.006–4, Procedures—10. 

VAAR 832.202–4, Security for 

Government Financing—10. 

Dated: January 27, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–2261 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Gulf War 

Veterans; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans will hold a meeting on 

February 18–19, 2009, in Room 1C182 at 

the Atlanta VA Medical Center, 1670 

Clairmont Road, Decatur, Georgia, from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The meeting 

is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on 

issues that are unique to veterans who 

served in the Southwest Asian theater of 

operations during 1990–1991 period of 

the Gulf War. 

On February 18, the Committee will 

receive briefings from VA’s healthcare 

and benefits staff, a member from the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

members of the Fort McPherson U.S. 

Army Reserve Command. On February 

19, the Committee will receive briefings 

from representatives from Georgia, 

Alabama, and South Carolina 

Departments of Veterans Affairs. In the 

afternoon, the Committee will meet with 

a panel of Gulf War veterans living in 

the Atlanta area who served in the 

Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during 1990–1991. 

Veterans wishing to be panel 

participants should contact Lelia 

Jackson at (202) 461–5758 or via e-mail 

at lelia.jackson@va.gov. Additional 

public comments will be received from 

1 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Individuals 

wishing to speak must register not later 

than February 13, by contacting Ms. 

Jackson and by submitting 1–2 page 

summaries of their comments for 

inclusion in the official record. Public 

comments will be limited to five 

minutes each. A sign-in sheet will be 

available. Members of the public may 

also submit written statements for the 

Committee’s review to the Advisory 

Committee on Gulf War Veterans, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. 

Interested parties may also listen in 

by teleconferencing into the meeting. 

The toll-free teleconference line will be 

open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. 

To register for the teleconference, please 

contact Ms. Jackson at (202) 461–5758 

or via e-mail at lelia.jackson@va.gov by 

February 13, 2009. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Laura O’Shea, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 461–5765. 

Dated: January 27, 2009. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2248 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

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