[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50982-50983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25771]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900--New]


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Dated: September 22, 1997.

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 
U.S.C., Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Office of 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the 
collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) utilizing emergency review procedures. OMB approval 
has been requested by September 30, 1997. A copy of this PRA 
submission, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained 
from Ron Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
273-8015 or FAX (202) 273-5981.
    Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 1997. Send 
comments and recommendations on the proposal for the collection of 
information 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.
    OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) evaluate 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected, and (4) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other 
forms of information technology.
    Title and Form Numbers: Request for IRS 1099-MISC Tax Collection 
and Federal 1057 Socio-Economic Status, VA Form Letter 4-555.
    OMB Control Number: 2900--New.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Abstract: Federal agencies are required to collect Internal Revenue 
Service (IRS) 1099 tax reporting and Federal 1057 socio-economic 
information on Federal I.M.P.A.C. (International Merchant Purchase

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Authorization Card) credit card transactions. The Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), with the assistance of an outside entity, will 
send VA Form Letter 4-555 to collect the necessary information from 
merchants the Federal governments has done business with using the 
I.M.P.A.C. credit card so that they may provide adequate reporting for 
CY 1997. The form letter will support the validity and urgency for the 
collection of information and provide a standardized format for 
reporting. The General Services Administration (GSA) could not issue 
this type of collection of information at this time, due to the current 
re-procurement status for the purchase credit card.
    It is essential to the VA's reporting requirements that this type 
of information be collected for our I.M.P.A.C. card transactions during 
CY 1997. By law, VA as well as all Federal agencies, must report 1099 
status and also have requirements to report the socio-economic status 
of the merchants with whom we do business.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 62,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750,000.

    Dated: September 22, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-25771 Filed 9-26-97; 8:45 am]
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