54882 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 204 / Friday, October 23, 2009 / Notices 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

New (VA Form 0913)’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, fax (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New 

(VA Form 0913).’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: Applicant Background Survey, 

VA Form 0913. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New 

(0913). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 0913 will be used 

to collect data needed for planning and 

assessing affirmative employment 

program initiatives. The data will be 

used to report in an aggregated manner 

to the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission and to conduct aggregated 

adverse impact analysis to ensure VA’s 

employment and selection decisions are 

fair and equitable. 

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 August 

13, 2009, at page 40868. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

1,250. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,000. 

Dated: October 18, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25476 Filed 10–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0737] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(eBenefits Portal) Activity: Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of Information and 

Technology, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Information and 

Technology (OI&T), 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 on information 

needed to access the eBenefits portal. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 22, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aiden Barr (0050P4F), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (443) 450– 

4411, FAX (443) 450–4411 or e-mail 

aiden.barr@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0737.’’ 

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, OI&T invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of OI&T’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of OI&T’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: eBenefits Portal. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0737. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The eBenefits portal, a joint 

project between the VA and DoD, is 

intended to serve as a single point of 

entry for benefits information. Users 

include members of the armed forces, 

veterans, wounded warriors, family 

members, delegates, and caregivers. 

Users wishing to access the full 

functionality of the eBenefits portal will 

register for a single sign-on credential 

that will ultimately be shared by other 

VA and DoD portals. The eBenefits 

portal allows authenticated users to 

create profiles for themselves so they 

can see a customized view of their 

homepage, receive personalized alerts, 

view a calendar of appointments, view 

content related to their benefits, and opt 

into other individualized features. 

Profiles will initially be populated with 

data from the existing Defense 

Enrollment Eligibility Reporting 

database, but will also offer users the 

option to indicate preferences and 

individual details that will enable the 

portal to deliver personalized 

information. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 225,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

225,000. 

Dated: October 18, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25475 Filed 10–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Research Advisory Committee 

on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses will 

meet on November 2–3, 2009, in Room 

230 at the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. The sessions will start 

at 8 a.m. each day and end at 5:15 p.m. 

on November 2 and at 1 p.m. on 

November 3. The meeting is open to the 

public. 


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