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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans Affairs Department

OMB ID: [OMB Control No. 2900-0702]

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 11, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 350121), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Title: Request for National Provider Identification Number, VA Form 100449A.

OMB Control Number: 29000702.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Health care providers for veterans in the private sector (nonVA providers) are requesting local VA medical centers to provide National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers for VA facilities and VA clinicians who have referred patients to them. NPI numbers are used by non VA providers to request reimbursement for medical care provided to veterans.

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 60day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on October 1, 2007 at pages 5586055861.

Affected Public: Business or other for profit.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10 hours.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 3 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.

Dated: December 5, 2007.

By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
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