Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0438]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Management, 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

Management, 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 1997.

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. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0438.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 38 CFR 1.519(a) Lists of Names and Addresses.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0438.

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

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Abstract: Title 38, U.S.C., 5701(f)(1) authorizes the VA to

disclose mailing lists of veterans and their dependents to nonprofit

organizations, but only for certain specific and narrow purposes.

Criminal penalties are provided for improper use of the list by the

organization in violation of subsection (f) limitations. The

information collection in this regulation ensures that any disclosure

of a list under this subsection is authorized by law. The VA must

ascertain that the applicant is a nonprofit organization and intends to

use the list for a proper purpose; if not, Title 38, U.S.C., 5701(a)

prohibits disclosure. The additional information collection (specific

geographic locations, point of contact, type of output and signature of

organization head) is necessary to ensure timely and accurate

processing of each application. Failure to obtain this information will

prevent the Department from fulfilling its statutory obligations.

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 July 16, 1997 at pages 38194-38195.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or

Tribal Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 103 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 60 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 103.

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. 2900-0438'' in any correspondence.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary:

Barbara Epps,

Management Analyst, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97-28720 Filed 10-29-97; 8:45 am]

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