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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 

1,620. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: one-third hour per 

respondent per filing. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,180 hours, based on 9.6 

responses per year. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit written 

comments concerning: (a) Whether the 

recordkeeping requirements in 31 CFR 

Part 128.5 are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Office, including whether the 

information will have practical uses; (b) 

the accuracy of the above estimate of the 

burdens; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, usefulness and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the reporting and/or record 

keeping burdens on respondents, 

including the use of information 

technologies to automate the collection 

of the data; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Timothy D. Dulaney, Dwight Wolkow, 

Administrator, International Portfolio 

Investment Data Systems. 

[FR Doc. E8–20024 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0519] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Locality Pay System for Nurses and 

Other Health Care Personnel) Activity; 

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 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed to determine locality pay rates 

for nurses at VA facilities. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before October 28, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to Mary 

Stout, Veterans Health Administration 

(193E1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: 

mary.stout@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0519’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Stout (202) 461–5867 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) 

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: Locality Pay System for Nurses 

and Other Health Care Personnel, VA 

Form 10–0132. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0519. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 10–0132 is used to 

collect data from the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics or other third party industry 

surveys to determine locality pay 

system for certain health care personnel. 

VA medical facility Directors use the 

data collected to determine the 

appropriate pay scale for registered 

nurses, nurse anesthetists, and other 

health care personnel. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 263 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

351. 

Dated: August 22, 2008. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

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