Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0524]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Security and Law Enforcement, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995

(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Office of

Security and Law Enforcement, 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 June 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Ron

Taylor, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8015

or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0524.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and Form Number: VA Police Officer Pre-Employment Screening

Checklist, VA Form 0120 (formerly VA Form 10-0120).

OMB Control Number: 2900-0524.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract: Each VA medical center has authority to hire its own VA

police officers. Prior to employment of a qualified applicant, each

facility is required to conduct an FBI arrest record inquiry and to

contact listed former employers for a determination of any adverse

performance or suitability information. VA Form 0120 is completed by

each VA facility human resources office and serves as the record of

pre-employment screening to determine the qualifications and

suitability of the applicant. The Office of Security and Law

Enforcement reviews each completed form and authorizes the VA police

badge set issuance only in those instances where screening

documentation is satisfactory accomplished. The form serves as a

standard means of ensuring the completion of the pre-employment

process.

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 March 12, 1996 at page 10062.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, Business or

other for-profit, and Federal Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Generally one-time.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.

Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the

information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB

Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to OMB Control

No. 2900-0524 in any correspondence.

Dated: May 15, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97-13711 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]

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