79 FR 12 pg. 3275 - Proposed Information Collection (Funeral Arrangements Form for Disposition of Remains of the Deceased) Activity: Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 12Page: 3275
Page: 3275Docket number: [OMB Control No. 2900-0080]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-00759 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Veterans Affairs Department
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0080]
Proposed Information Collection (Funeral Arrangements Form for Disposition of Remains of the Deceased) Activity: Comment Request
AGENCY:
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 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 identify areas for improvement in clinical training programs.
DATES:
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before March 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Submit written comments on the collection of information through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to Audrey Revere, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (10B4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email: Audrey.revere@va.gov. Please refer to "OMB Control No. 2900-0080" in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey Revere at (202) 461-5694.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 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: Funeral Arrangements Form for Disposition of Remains of the Deceased, VA Form 10-2065.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0080.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstracts: VA Form 10-2065 is completed by VA personnel during an interview with relatives of the deceased, and to identify the funeral home to which the remains are to be released. The form is also used as a control document when VA is requested to arrange for the transportation of the deceased from the place of death to the place of burial, and/or when burial is requested in a National Cemetery.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,072 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,213.
Dated: January 13, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-00759 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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