10566 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2001 / Notices

Abstract: The purpose of this data

collection is to provide a vehicle for

veterans to request an informal review

of their denied claims. Veterans whose

applications for healthcare benefits have

been denied will initiate these requests.

The data submitted by denied

applicants will be reviewed by hospital

administrative personnel to ensure the

correctness of the decision to deny.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

25,413 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

101,652.

Dated: January 10, 2001.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0554]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Health

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Veterans Health

Administration (VHA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the

collection of information abstracted

below to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and comment.

The PRA submission describes the

nature of the information collection and

its expected cost and burden; it includes

the actual data collection instrument.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 19, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise

McLamb, Information Management

Service (045A4), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–

8030 or FAX (202) 273–5981 or e-mail

to: denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0554’’

in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Homeless Provider Grant and

Per Diem Program, VA Form 10–0361.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0554.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Abstract: VA requires the applicant

for grants and/or per diem to submit

information that assists in the

determination of funds to be awarded.

The requested information addresses the

ability of the organization to effectively

administer a program and requires the

organization to demonstrate the quality

of the project, how homeless veterans

will be targeted, need for the program,

coordination with other agencies, and

the project’s cost effectiveness. If this

information were not collected, VA

would not be able to implement

provisions of Public Law 102–592 in a

responsible manner.

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

31, 2000, at page 53093.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions and State, Local or Tribal

Governments.

Estimated Annual Burden: 38,500

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 35 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,100.

Send comments and

recommendations concerning any

aspect of the information collection to

VA’s 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–

0554’’ in any correspondence.

Dated: January 24, 2001.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

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