57648 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2005 / Notices 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Solicitation of Proposal 

Information for Award of Public 

Contracts. 

Description: This notice provides a 

request to continue including the 

designated OMB Control Number on 

information requested from prospective 

contractors. The information requested 

is specific to each acquisition 

solicitation, and is required for Treasury 

to evaluate properly the capabilities and 

experiences of potential contractors who 

desire to provide the supplies and/or 

services to be acquired. Evaluation will 

be used to determine which proposals 

most benefit the Government. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice at this time. 

Respondents: Businesses and 

individuals seeking contracting 

opportunities with the Department of 

the Treasury. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14,172. 

Estimated Average Time Per 

Respondent: 29 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

410,988. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchases of services 

to provide information. 

Clearance Officer: Jean Carter (202) 

622–6760, Department of the Treasury, 

Office of the Procurement Executive, 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220, 

jean.carter@do.treas.gov. 

Thomas A. Sharpe, Jr., 

Senior Procurement Executive and Deputy 

Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. Department 

of the Treasury. 

[FR Doc. 05–19687 Filed 9–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Public Meeting of the President’s 

Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises all 

interested persons of a public meeting of 

the President’s Advisory Panel on 

Federal Tax Reform. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, October 11, 2005, and will 

begin at 11 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, 

999 Ninth Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Panel staff at (202) 927–2TAX (927–

2829) (not a toll-free call) or e-mail 

info@taxreformpanel.gov (please do not 

send comments to this box). Additional 

information is available at http:// 

www.taxreformpanel.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: 

The October 11 meeting is the eleventh 

meeting of the Advisory Panel. Due to 

exceptional circumstances concerning 

scheduling, this Notice is being 

published at this time. At this meeting, 

the Panel will continue to discuss issues 

associated with reform of the tax code. 

Comments: Interested parties are 

invited to attend the meeting; however, 

no public comments will be heard at the 

meeting. Any written comments with 

respect to this meeting may be mailed 

to The President’s Advisory Panel on 

Federal Tax Reform,1440 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 2100, Washington, 

DC 20220. All written comments will be 

made available to the public. 

Records: Records are being kept of 

Advisory Panel proceedings and will be 

available at the Internal Revenue 

Service’s FOIA Reading Room at 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 1621, 

Washington, DC 20024. The Reading 

Room is open to the public from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday 

except holidays. The public entrance to 

the reading room is on Pennsylvania 

Avenue between 10th and 12th streets. 

The phone number is (202) 622–5164 

(not a toll-free number). Advisory Panel 

documents, including meeting 

announcements, agendas, and minutes, 

will also be available on http:// 

www.taxreformpanel.gov. 

Dated: September 29, 2005. 

Mark S. Kaizen, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–19847 Filed 9–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4811–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0609] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 

revision of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to this notice. 

This notice solicits comments for 

information needed to survey veteran 

enrollees’ health status and reliance on 

VA’s health care services. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 2, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to Ann 

Bickoff, Veterans Health Administration 

(193E1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: 

ann.bickoff@hq.med.va.gov. Please refer 

to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0609’’ in 

any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

W. Bickoff at (202) 273–8310 or FAX 

(202) 273–9381. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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) 

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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: Survey of Veteran Enrollees’

Health and Reliance Upon VA, VA Form 

10–21034g. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0609. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Public Law 104–262, The 

Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform 

Act of 1996, requires VA implement a 

priority-based enrollment system. VA 

must enroll veterans by specified 

priorities as far down the priorities as 

the available resources permit. The 

number of priority levels to which VHA 

will be able to deliver care will be a 

function of annual funding levels and 

utilization of health care services by 

enrollees. Additionally, eligibility 

reform has brought about the everincreasing need for VA to plan and 

budget for the evolving clinical care 

needs of its extremely dynamic enrollee 

population at risk of need or use of VA 

care. 

There is no valid, recent information 

available in administrative databases on 

all enrollees’ health status, income, and 

their reliance upon the VA system. The 

magnitude of changes each year in 

enrollees, their characteristics, and 

system policies make annual surveys 

necessary to capture this critical 

information for input into VHA’s Health 

Care Services Demand Model. The 

survey will provide VA with current 

information for sound decisions that 

affect the entire VA health care delivery 

system and the veterans it serves. VA 

Form 10–21034g will be used to provide 

the survey data on morbidity and 

reliance that is critical to obtaining 

accurate projections of VA’s ability to 

service veterans who are seeking VA 

health care services. The projections 

will also be used to support VA’s 

Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 

Services initiative and will also served 

as the basis for VA’s new emphasis on 

population-based budget formulation, 

policy scenario testing, and strategic 

planning. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 12 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

42,000. 

Dated: September 21, 2005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19651 Filed 9–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0630] 

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 used 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 information 

needed to determine a claimant’s 

eligibility for temporary lodging while 

undergoing extensive treatment or 

procedures. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 2, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to Ann 

Bickoff, Veterans Health Administration 

(193E1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: 

ann.bickoff@hq.med.va.gov. Please refer 

to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0630’’ in 

any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Bickoff at (202) 273–8310. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub.L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), 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: Regulation on Application for 

Fisher Houses and Other Temporary 

Lodging and VHA Fisher House 

Application, VA Form 10–0408. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0630. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA provides temporary 

lodging to veterans receiving VA 

medical care or Compensation and 

Pension examinations and to family 

members or other persons 

accompanying the veteran. Application 

for temporary lodging may be by letter, 

telephone, e-mail, facsimile or in person 

at the VA healthcare facility of 

jurisdiction. VA Form 10–0408 is use to 

collect data during the application 

process to determine the claimant’s 

eligibility for temporary lodging. 

Temporary lodging services are 

provided on a first come, first served 

basis. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

83,333 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

500,000. 

Dated: September 19, 2005. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19652 Filed 9–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0119] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice.