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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0276]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), 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 January 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: 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. Please refer to

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0276.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and Form Number:

Manufactured Home Appraisal Report,

VA Form 26–8712.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0276.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Abstract: VA fee and staff appraisers

use VA Form 26–8712 to establish the

reasonable value of used manufactured

homes. The reasonable value is then

used: (1) to establish the maximum loan

amount a veteran may obtain for the

purchase of a used manufactured home

unit; (2) to obtain information on the

condition of the unit and its compliance

with VA’s minimum property

requirements; and (3) in the event of

foreclosure, to ascertain the value of the

unit for resale purposes for use in

computation of claims in applicable

cases.

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 March

13, 1997 at pages 11949–11950.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit—Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

number of actual burden is 360 hours.

However, because the requirement for

appraisal reports is a common practice

in the housing industry, only 1 hour is

being requested for reporting.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 90 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

240.

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. 2900–0276’’ in any

correspondence.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34130 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Environmental Hazards, Notice of

Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under Pub. L. 92–463

that a meeting of the Veterans’ Advisory

Committee on Environmental Hazards

will be held on Wednesday and

Thursday, January 21–22, 1998, in room

230 of VA Central Office, 810 Vermont

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420.

The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. and

adjourn at 5 p.m. on both days.

The purpose of the meeting is to

review information relating to the health

effects of exposure to ionizing radiation.

The major items on the agenda for both

days will be discussions and analyses of

medical and scientific papers

concerning the health effects of

exposure to ionizing radiation. On the

basis of their analyses and discussions,

the Committee may make

recommendations to the Secretary

concerning diseases that are the result of

exposure to ionizing radiation. The

agenda for the second day will include

planning future Committee activities

and assignment of tasks among the

members.

The meeting is open to the public on

both days according to the capacity of

the room. Those who wish to attend

should contact Judy Veres of the

Department of Veterans Affairs,

Compensation and Pension Service, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420, prior to January 14, 1998. Miss

Veres may also be reached at 202–273–

7210.

Members of the public may submit

written questions or prepared

statements for review by the Advisory

Committee in advance of the meeting.

Submitted material must be received at

least five (5) days prior to the meeting

and should be sent to Mr. Thornberry’s

attention at the address given above.

Those who submit material may be

asked to clarify it prior to its

consideration by the Advisory

Committee.

Dated: December 23, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–34124 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Rehabilitation, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice that a meeting of the

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Rehabilitation, authorized by 38 U.S.C.,

section 3121, will be held on January

13, 14 and 15, 1998, in Washington, DC.

The committee will meet from 9 a.m.

until 4:30 p.m. on January 13 and 14, in

the First Floor Meeting Room of the

Disabled American Veterans

Washington Headquarters, 807 Maine

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20024,

and from 9 a.m. until 12 noon on

January 15, 1998, in room 530 of the

Department of Veterans Affairs Central

Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420. The purpose of

the meeting will be to review the

administration of veterans’

rehabilitation programs and to provide

recommendations to the Secretary.

On January 13, the meeting will

include discussions about the

Vocational Rehabilitation Design Team

Report, the Transmission Commission’s

activities as they relate to vocational

rehabilitation. They will also receive

updates from the Veterans Health

Administration and Vocational

Rehabilitation and Counseling Service.

They will also discuss the memorandum

of understanding between the

Department of Labor and VA’s

Vocational Rehabilitation. On January

14, discussions will include REVERSE

data base of vocational rehabilitation job

ready candidates, beneficiary travel for
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prosthetics service, priority for Chapter

31 clients to receive medical care, and

the pilot program of rehabilitation

outcome measurements. On January 15,

the Committee will discuss recreation

therapy, the new Vocational

Rehabilitation Counselor position, and

future meetings and agenda items.

The meeting will be open to the

public. For those wishing to attend,

please contact Dianna Murphy at (202)

273–7419. Interested persons may

attend, appear before, or file statements

with the Committee. Statements, if in

written form, may be filed before the

meeting. Oral statements will be heard

at 9 a.m. on January 15, 1998.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–34123 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Scientific Review and Evaluation

Board for Health Services Research

and Development Service; Notice of

Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs,

Veterans Health Administration, gives

notice under Pub. L. 92–463, that a

meeting of the Scientific Review and

Evaluation Board for Health Services

Research and Development Service will

be held at the Clarion Hotel, Bay View,

660 K Street, San Diego, CA, January 11,

7 p.m. until 9 p.m., and January 12

through January 13, 1998, from 7:30

a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. The purpose

of the meeting is to review research and

development applications concerned

with the measurement and evaluation of

health care systems and with testing

new methods of health care delivery

and management. Applications are

reviewed for scientific and technical

merit. Recommendations regarding their

funding are prepared for the Chief

Research and Development Officer (12).

This meeting will be open to the

public at the start of the January 11

session for approximately one half-hour

to cover administrative matters and to

discuss the general status of the

program. The closed portion of the

meeting involves discussion,

examination, reference to, and oral

review of staff and consultant critiques

of research protocols and similar

documents. During this portion of the

meeting, discussion and

recommendations will deal with the

qualifications of the personnel

conducting the studies (the disclosure of

which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy), as well as research information

(the premature disclosure of which

would be likely to frustrate significantly

implementation of proposed agency

action regarding such research projects).

As provided by the subsection 10(d) of

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended by Pub. L.

94–409, closing portions of these

meetings is in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).

Due to the limited seating capacity of

the room, those who plan to attend the

open session should contact Mr. E.

William Judy, MSHA, Review Program

Manager (124F), Health Services

Research and Development Service,

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC, at least five days before the meeting.

For further information, he can be

reached at (202) 273–8254.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–34122 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Poverty Threshold

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) hereby gives notice of the

weighted average poverty threshold

established for 1996 for one person

(unrelated individual) as established by

the Bureau of the Census. T.he amount

is $7,995.

DATES: For VA determinations, the 1996

poverty threshold is effective September

29, 1997, the date on which it was

established by the Bureau of the Census.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Trowbridge, Consultant, Compensation

and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–7218.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We

published a final rule amending 38 CFR

4.16(a) in the Federal Register of August

3, 1990, 55 Fed. Reg. 31,579. The

amendment provided that marginal

employment generally shall be deemed

to exist when a veteran’s earned annual

income does not exceed the amount

established by the Bureau of the Census

as the poverty threshold for one person.

The provisions of 38 CFR 4.16(a) use the

poverty threshold as a standard in

defining marginal employment when

considering total disability ratings for

compensation based on unemployability

of an individual. We stated we would

publish subsequent poverty threshold

figures notices in the Federal Register.

The Bureau of the Census recently

published the weighted average poverty

thresholds for 1996. T.he threshold for

one person (unrelated individuals) is

$7,995.

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Hershel W. Gober,

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–34035 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment of

System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is

adding new routine uses to the system

of records entitled ‘‘Personnel and

Accounting Pay System—VA’’

(27VA047) as set forth in the Federal

Register 40 FR 38095 (8/26/75) and

amended in 48 FR 16372 (4/15/83), 50

FR 23009 (5/30/85), 51 FR 6858 (2/26/

86), 51 FR 25968 (7/17/86), 55 FR 42534

(10/19/90), 56 FR 23952 (5/24/91), 58

FR 39088 (7/21/93), 58 FR 40852 (7/30/

93), 60 FR 35448 (7/7/95), and 62 FR

41483 (8/1/97). This system of records

contains information on current salaried

VA employees.

Pursuant to Pub. L. 104–193, the

‘‘Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of

1996,’’ VA is required to disclose data

from 27VA047 to the Office of Child

Support Enforcement, Administration

for Children and Families, Department

of Health and Human Services for use

in its Federal Parent Locator System

(FPLS) and Federal Tax Offset System,

DHHS/OCSE No. 09–90–0074.

Information on this system was last

published at 62 FR 41483, August 1,

1997.

FPLS is a computerized network

through which States may request

location information from Federal and

State agencies to find non-custodial

parents and/or their employers for

purposes of establishing paternity and

securing support. Effective October 1,

1997, the FPLS will be enlarged to

include the National Directory of New

Hires, a database containing information

on employees commencing

employment, quarterly wage data on