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government experts on national security
implications of the U.S. bilateral trade
and economic relationship with China.
The hearing will examine challenges to
the U.S. economy from Chinese
competition in manufacturing and state
owned enterprises (SOEs). In addition,
this hearing will assess problems with
trade law enforcement and negotiations
with China. The hearing will be cochaired by Commissioners Michael R.
Wessel and Daniel M. Slane. Any
interested party may file a written
statement by February 21, 2014, by
mailing to the contact below. A portion
of each panel will include a question
and answer period between the
Commissioners and the witnesses.
Location, Date and Time: Dirksen
Senate Office Building, Room 608.
Friday, February 21, 2014, 9:00 a.m.–
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Web site for possible changes to the
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Any
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should contact Reed Eckhold, 444 North
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Authority: Congress created the U.S.China Economic and Security Review
Commission in 2000 in the National
Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–
398), as amended by Division P of the
Consolidated Appropriations
Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–7), as
amended by Public Law 109–108
(November 22, 2005).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: February 6, 2014.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0028]
Proposed Information Collection
(Application of Service Representative
for Placement on Mailing List; Request
for and Consent To Release of
Information From Claimant’s Records;
Request to Correspondent for
Identifying Information; and 38 CFR
1.519(A) Lists of Names and
Addresses); Comment Request
Office of Information and
Technology, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of Information and
Technology (IT), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information used 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
revision of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to this notice.
This notice solicits comments for
information needed from service
organizations requesting to be placed on
VA’s mailing lists for specific
publications; to request additional
information from the correspondent to
identify a veteran; to request for and
consent to release of information from
claimant’s records to a third party; and
to determine an applicant’s eligibility to
receive a list of names and addresses of
Veterans and their dependents.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
the Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to
Martin L. Hill, Office of Information and
Technology (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email:
martin.hill@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘2900–0028’’ in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin L. Hill (202) 632–7452.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501—3521), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
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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, IT invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of IT’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of IT’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.
Titles:
a. Application of Service
Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215.
b. Request for and Consent to Release
of Information from Claimant’s Records,
VA Form 3288.
c. Request to Correspondent for
Identifying Information, VA Form Letter
70–2.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names
and Addresses.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0028.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract:
a. VA operates an outreach services
program to ensure Veterans and
beneficiaries have information about
benefits and services to which they may
be entitled. To support the program, VA
distributes copies of publications to
Veterans Service Organizations’
representatives to be used in rendering
services and representation of veterans,
their spouses and dependents. Service
organizations complete VA Form 3215
to request placement on a mailing list
for specific VA publications.
b. Veterans or beneficiaries complete
VA Form 3288 to provide VA with a
written consent to release his or her
records or information to third parties
such as insurance companies,
physicians and other individuals.
c. VA Form Letter 70–2 is used to
obtain additional information from a
correspondent when the incoming
correspondence does not provide
sufficient information to identify a
Veteran. VA personnel use the
information to identify the Veteran,
determine the location of a specific file,
and to accomplish the action requested
by the correspondent such as processing
a benefit claim or file material in the
individual’s claims folder.
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d. Title 38 U.S.C. 5701(f)(1)
authorized the disclosure of names or
addresses, or both of present or former
members of the Armed Forces and/or
their beneficiaries to nonprofit
organizations (including members of
Congress) to notify Veterans of Title 38
benefits and to provide assistance to
Veterans in obtaining these benefits.
This release includes VA’s Outreach
Program for the purpose of advising
Veterans of non-VA Federal State and
local benefits and programs.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Not for profit institutions,
and State, local or tribal government.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. Application of Service
Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215—25 hours.
b. Request for and Consent to Release
of Information From Claimant’s
Records, VA Form 3288—18,875 hours.
c. Request to Correspondent for
Identifying Information, VA Form Letter
70–2—3,750 hours.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names
and Addresses—50 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent:
a. Application of Service
Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215—10 minutes.
b. Request for and Consent to Release
of Information From Claimant’s
Records, VA Form 3288—7.5 minutes.
c. Request to Correspondent for
Identifying Information, VA Form Letter
70–2—5 minutes.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names
and Addresses—60 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. Application of Service
Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215—150.
b. Request for and Consent to Release
of Information From Claimant’s
Records, VA Form 3288—151,000.
c. Request to Correspondent for
Identifying Information, VA Form Letter
70–2—45,000.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names
and Addresses—50.
Dated: February 6, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary:
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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Notice of Amendment of System
of Records ‘‘National Patient DatabasesVA’’ (121VA10P2).
ACTION:
As required by the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)), notice
is hereby given that the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the
system of records entitled ‘‘National
Patient Databases-VA’’ (121VA10P2) as
set forth in 77 FR 27863. VA is
amending the system of records by
revising the Categories of Records in the
System, Purposes, Routine Uses of
Records Maintained in the System,
Including Categories of Users and the
Purposes of Such Uses, System Manager
and Address, Notification Procedure,
and Record Access Procedure, Records
Source Categories and Appendix 4. VA
is republishing the system notice in its
entirety.
DATES: Comments on this new system of
records must be received no later than
March 13, 2014. If no public comment
is received during the period allowed
for comment or unless otherwise
published in the Federal Register by
VA, the new system will become
effective March 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning the proposed new system of
records may be submitted through
www.regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulations
Management (02REG), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management,
Room 1063B, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Please call
(202) 461–4902 for an appointment.
(This is not a toll free number.) In
addition, during the comment period,
comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management
System at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephania H. Griffin, Privacy Officer,
Veterans Health Administration (VHA),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420, telephone (704) 245–2492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: VHA is the largest health
care provider in the country. VHA
collects health care information from its
local facilities to evaluate quality of
services, clinical resource utilization,
and patient safety, as well as to
distribute medical information, such as
alerts or recalls, track specific diseases,
and monitor patients. National-level
information is also needed for other
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activities, such as medical research and
the development of National Best
Clinical Practice Guidelines and
National Quality Standards. VHA
gathers this information from a wide
variety of sources, including directly
from Veterans; from information
systems located at VHA medical centers,
Veterans Integrated Service Networks
(VISN), other VHA facilities, such as the
Health Eligibility Center; and Federal
departments and agencies such as the
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and
the Food and Drug Administration. As
the data is collected, VHA stores it in
several national patient databases.
The Categories of Records in the
System and the Records Source
Categories are being amended to change
24VA19 to 24VA10P2.
The purpose of this system of records
is being amended to state that
Healthcare Associated Infections and
Influenza Surveillance System (HAIISS)
data is available to VHA clinicians for
the monitoring of, among other things,
influenza, emerging infectious diseases
or syndromes associated with natural
and or bioterrorist activities, pathogen
resistance to antimicrobials, and
healthcare-associated infections (HAI).
Data is also available for transmittal to
state/local/Federal public health
authorities for reportable diseases,
biosurveillance, and Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act Meaningful Use
requirements purposes.
Routine use 26 has been added to
state that health care information may
be disclosed to the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), or a person
subject to the jurisdiction of the FDA,
with respect to FDA-regulated products
for purposes of reporting adverse events,
product defects or problems, or
biological product deviations; tracking
products; enabling product recalls,
repairs, or replacements; and/or
conducting post marketing surveillance.
System Manager and Address,
Notification Procedure, and Record
Access Procedure are being amended to
change from the Austin Automation
Center to the Austin Information
Technology Center.
Appendix 4 has been amended to
remove the Corporate Data Warehouse;
Regional Data Warehouses; and
Veterans Informatics and Information
Computing Infrastructure, which are
now located in the Corporate Data
Warehouse-VA (172VA10P2), Appendix
A. The Electronic Surveillance System
for the Early Notification of CommunityBased Epidemics is being removed from
the Appendix. Master Patient Index is
being changed to Master Veteran Index.
Also, the Homeless Veterans Registry is
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0028]
Proposed Information Collection (Application of Service
Representative for Placement on Mailing List; Request for and Consent
To Release of Information From Claimant's Records; Request to
Correspondent for Identifying Information; and 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of
Names and Addresses); Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Information and Technology (IT), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the proposed collection of certain information used 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 revision of
a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment
in response to this notice. This notice solicits comments for
information needed from service organizations requesting to be placed
on VA's mailing lists for specific publications; to request additional
information from the correspondent to identify a veteran; to request
for and consent to release of information from claimant's records to a
third party; and to determine an applicant's eligibility to receive a
list of names and addresses of Veterans and their dependents.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at
www.Regulations.gov; or to Martin L. Hill, Office of Information and
Technology (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email: martin.hill@va.gov. Please refer to
``2900-0028'' in any correspondence. During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin L. Hill (202) 632-7452.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501--3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget (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, IT invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of IT's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of IT'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.
Titles:
a. Application of Service Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215.
b. Request for and Consent to Release of Information from
Claimant's Records, VA Form 3288.
c. Request to Correspondent for Identifying Information, VA Form
Letter 70-2.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names and Addresses.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0028.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
a. VA operates an outreach services program to ensure Veterans and
beneficiaries have information about benefits and services to which
they may be entitled. To support the program, VA distributes copies of
publications to Veterans Service Organizations' representatives to be
used in rendering services and representation of veterans, their
spouses and dependents. Service organizations complete VA Form 3215 to
request placement on a mailing list for specific VA publications.
b. Veterans or beneficiaries complete VA Form 3288 to provide VA
with a written consent to release his or her records or information to
third parties such as insurance companies, physicians and other
individuals.
c. VA Form Letter 70-2 is used to obtain additional information
from a correspondent when the incoming correspondence does not provide
sufficient information to identify a Veteran. VA personnel use the
information to identify the Veteran, determine the location of a
specific file, and to accomplish the action requested by the
correspondent such as processing a benefit claim or file material in
the individual's claims folder.
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d. Title 38 U.S.C. 5701(f)(1) authorized the disclosure of names or
addresses, or both of present or former members of the Armed Forces
and/or their beneficiaries to nonprofit organizations (including
members of Congress) to notify Veterans of Title 38 benefits and to
provide assistance to Veterans in obtaining these benefits. This
release includes VA's Outreach Program for the purpose of advising
Veterans of non-VA Federal State and local benefits and programs.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Not for profit
institutions, and State, local or tribal government.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. Application of Service Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215--25 hours.
b. Request for and Consent to Release of Information From
Claimant's Records, VA Form 3288--18,875 hours.
c. Request to Correspondent for Identifying Information, VA Form
Letter 70-2--3,750 hours.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names and Addresses--50 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
a. Application of Service Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215--10 minutes.
b. Request for and Consent to Release of Information From
Claimant's Records, VA Form 3288--7.5 minutes.
c. Request to Correspondent for Identifying Information, VA Form
Letter 70-2--5 minutes.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names and Addresses--60 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. Application of Service Representative for Placement on Mailing
List, VA Form 3215--150.
b. Request for and Consent to Release of Information From
Claimant's Records, VA Form 3288--151,000.
c. Request to Correspondent for Identifying Information, VA Form
Letter 70-2--45,000.
d. 38 CFR 1.519(A) Lists of Names and Addresses--50.
Dated: February 6, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary:
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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