[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 58779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28720]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0438]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Management, 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 Office of 
Management, 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0438.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: 38 CFR 1.519(a) Lists of Names and Addresses.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0438.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., 5701(f)(1) authorizes the VA to 
disclose mailing lists of veterans and their dependents to nonprofit 
organizations, but only for certain specific and narrow purposes. 
Criminal penalties are provided for improper use of the list by the 
organization in violation of subsection (f) limitations. The 
information collection in this regulation ensures that any disclosure 
of a list under this subsection is authorized by law. The VA must 
ascertain that the applicant is a nonprofit organization and intends to 
use the list for a proper purpose; if not, Title 38, U.S.C., 5701(a) 
prohibits disclosure. The additional information collection (specific 
geographic locations, point of contact, type of output and signature of 
organization head) is necessary to ensure timely and accurate 
processing of each application. Failure to obtain this information will 
prevent the Department from fulfilling its statutory obligations.
    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 July 16, 1997 at pages 38194-38195.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 103 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 103.
    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. 2900-0438'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 8, 1997.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Barbara Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-28720 Filed 10-29-97; 8:45 am]
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