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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.