30048 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2001 / Notices

Application number Applicant Reason for

delay

Estimated date

of completion

MODIFICATIONS TO EXEMPTIONS

7060–M ............. Federal Express, Memphis, TN ..................................................................................................... 4 .............. 6/29/2001

8086–M ............. The Boeing Co (Mil Aircraft & Missiles Sys Group), Seattle, WA ................................................. 4 ............... 6/29/2001

8308–M ............. Tradewind Enterprises, Inc., Hillsboro, OR ................................................................................... 4 ............... 6/29/2001

8554–M ............. Orica USA, Inc., Englewood, CO ................................................................................................... 4 ............... 6/29/2001

9758–M ............. The Coleman Company, Inc., Wichita, KS .................................................................................... 4 .............. 7/31/2001

10656–M ........... Conf. of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., Frankfort, KY ............................................... 4 .............. 7/31/2001

10915–M ........... Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Composite Cylinder Div), Riverside, CA ................................................... 4 ............... 6/29/2001

11202–M ........... Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Newport News, VA ................................................. 4 .............. 7/31/2001

11316–M ........... TRW Automotive, Queen Creek, AZ ............................................................................................. 4 ............... 6/29/2001

11526–M ........... BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ .......................................................................................................... 4 ............... 6/29/2001

11537–M ........... JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc., Milford, VA ......................................................................................... 4 .............. 6/29/2001

11769–M ........... Great Western Chemical Company, Portland, OR ........................................................................ 4 .............. 6/29/2001

11769–M ........... Great Western Chemical Company, Portland, OR ........................................................................ 4 .............. 6/29/2001

11769–M ........... Hydrite Chemical Company, Brookfield, WI .................................................................................. 4 ............... 6/29/2001

11798–M ........... Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA .......................................................................... 4 ............... 6/29/2001

11798–M ........... Anderson Development Company, Adrian, MI .............................................................................. 4 ............... 7/31/2001

11911–M ........... Transfer Flow, Inc., Chico, CA ....................................................................................................... 4 ............... 7/31/2001

12022–M ........... Taylor-Wharton (Harsco Gas & Fluid Control Group), Harrisburg, PA ......................................... 4 ............... 7/31/2001

12102–M ........... Onyx Environmental Services, L.L.C., Ledgewood, NJ ................................................................. 4 .............. 7/31/2001

12178–M ........... STC Technologies, Inc., Bethlehem, PA ....................................................................................... 1 ............... 6/29/2001

12581–M ........... Nat’l Aero & Space Admn (NASA), Goddard Space Ctr., Greenbelt, MD .................................... 4 ............... 7/31/2001

[FR Doc. 01–13935 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0260]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Health

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Health

Administration (VHA) is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments on the need to

obtain written consent from a patient to

disclose his or her medical record to

private insurance companies,

physicians and other third party.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before August 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to Ann

Bickoff, Veterans Health Administration

(193B1), Department of Veterans Affairs,

810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20420 or e-mail

ann.bickoff@mail.va.gov. Please refer to

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0260’’ in any

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann

Bickoff at (202) 273–8310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C., 3501–3520), Federal agencies

must obtain approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for each

collection of information they conduct

or sponsor. This request for comment is

being made pursuant to Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

With respect to the following

collection of information, VHA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of VHA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of

the burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology.

Title: Request for and Consent to

Release of Medical Records Protected by

38 U.S.C. 7332, VA Form 10–5345.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0260.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 10–5345 is used to

obtain prior written consent from a

patient before information concerning

treatment for alcoholism or alcohol

abuse, drug abuse, sickle cell anemia, or

infection with the human

immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be

disclosed from his or her medical

record. This special consent must

indicate the name of the facility

permitted to make the disclosure, name

of the individual or organization to

whom the information is being released,

specify the particular records or

information to be released, and be under

the signature of the veteran. It must

reflect the purpose the information is to

be used, and include a statement that

the consent is subject to revocation and

the date, event or condition upon which

the consent will expire if not revoked

before.

VA personnel complete 50 percent of

the form and the patient completes the

remaining 50 percent. If VA did not

collect this information, the information

could not be released from the patients

records. This would have a negative

impact on patients who need and want

information released to private

insurance companies, physicians and

other third parties.

Affected Public: Business or other for

profit and Individuals or households.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

10,867 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 2 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

326,000.

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2001 / Notices 30049

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 01–13849 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of

Amended Matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

intends to conduct a recurring computer

program matching Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) records with VA pension

and parents’ dependency and indemnity

compensation (DIC) records.

The goal of this match is to compare

income status as reported to VA with

records maintained by IRS.

VA plans to match records of

veterans, surviving spouses and

children who receive pension, and

parents who receive DIC, with data from

the IRS income tax return information

as it relates to unearned income.

VA will use this information to adjust

VA benefit payments as prescribed by

law. The proposed matching program

will enable VA to ensure accurate

reporting of income.

Records To Be Matched: VA records

involved in the match are the VA

system of records, Compensation,

Pension, Education and Rehabilitation

Records—VA (58 VA 21/22). The IRS

records will come from the Wage and

Information Returns (IRP) Processing

File, Treas/IRS 22.061, hereafter referred

to as the Information Return Master File

(IRMF), as published at 63 FR 69852

(December 17, 1998) through the

Disclosure of Information to Federal,

State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA)

program. In accordance with Title 5

U.S.C. subsection 552a(o)(2) and (r),

copies of the agreement are being sent

to both Houses of Congress and to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB).

This notice is provided in accordance

with the provisions of the Privacy Act

of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100–

503.

DATES: The match will start no sooner

than 30 days after publication of this

Notice in the Federal Register, or 40

days after copies of this Notice and the

agreement of the parties are submitted

to Congress and OMB, whichever is

later, and end not more than 18 months

after the agreement is properly

implemented by the parties. The

involved agencies’ Data Integrity Boards

(DIB) may extend this match for 12

months provided the agencies certify to

their DIBs within three months of the

ending date of the original match that

the matching program will be conducted

without change and that the matching

program has been conducted in

compliance with the original matching

program.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit written comments,

suggestions, or objections regarding the

proposal to conduct the matching

program to the Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420. All written

comments received will be available for

public inspection in the Office of

Regulations Management, Room 1158,

810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420, between 8 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

except holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Trowbridge (212A), (202) 273–7218.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

information is required by Title 5 U.S.C.

subsection 552a(e)(12), the Privacy Act

of 1974. A copy of this notice has been

provided to both Houses of Congress

and OMB.

Approved: May 21, 2001.

Anthony J. Principi,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 01–13847 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Privacy Act of 1974, Addition of

Routine Use to System of Records

Veterans and Beneficiaries

Identification and Records Location

Subsystem—VA

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice; addition of routine use.

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), notice

is hereby given that the Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to add a

routine use to the system of records

‘‘Veterans and Beneficiaries

Identification and Records Location

Subsystem—VA (38VA21).’’

DATES: The proposed routine use will be

effective July 5, 2001, unless comments

are received before this date which

would result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

concerning the proposed amendment to

the routine use may be mailed to the

Office of Regulations Management

(02D), Department of Veterans Affairs,

810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC

20420.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Trowbridge, Consultant, Compensation

and Pension Service, Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave.,

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–

7218.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is

an ongoing computer matching program

between the Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) and the Department of

Education (ED) to provide ED with

information about the veteran status of

applicants for Federal financial aid.

Veteran status is relevant to the

financial aid process because ED treats

veterans as independent applicants—

which means that they are not required

to provide parental financial

information. ED uses the computer

match with VA to quickly verify the

veteran status of many financial aid

applicants. In a memorandum dated

September 30, 1998, VA’s Office of

General Counsel stated that routine use

#2 in the system of records 38VA21 was

legally sufficient to support the existing

computer match with ED but

recommended that VA promulgate a

new routine use in this system of

records specifically authorizing

disclosure for the purpose of conducting

computer matches.

VA proposes to add this routine use

to the following system of records

which is contained in the Federal

Register: ‘‘Veterans and Beneficiaries

Identification and Records Location

Subsystem—VA (38VA21).’’

A ‘‘Report of Altered System’’ and an

advance copy of the revised system have

been sent to the Chairmen and Ranking

Minority Members of the Committee on

Government Reform of the U.S. House

of Representatives and the Committee

on Governmental Affairs of the U.S.

Senate, and to the Office of Management

and Budget, as required by 5 U.S.C.

552a(o) and guidelines issued by the

Office of Management and Budget.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments, suggestions,

or objections regarding the proposed

amended routine use statement to the

Director, Office of Regulations

Management (02D), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave.,

NW, Washington, DC 20420. All

relevant material received on or before

July 5, 2001 will be considered. All

written comments received will be

available for public inspection at the

above address in the Office of

Regulations Management, Room 1158,