[Federal Register: February 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 30)]
[Notices]               
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for a Revised 
Information Collection: SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran 
Preference

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request for a revised information collection. The 
Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (Standard Form 15) is used 
by agencies, OPM examining offices, and agency appointing officials to 
adjudicate individuals' claims for veterans' preference in accordance 
with the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944. OPM will update the form to 
eliminate references to the defunct Federal Personnel Manual and 
Standard Form 171 (Application for Federal Employment), as well as to 
reflect revisions to forms issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
that document service-connected disabilities.
    Approximately 4,500 forms are completed annually. Each form takes 
approximately 10 minutes to complete. The annual estimated burden is 
750 hours.
    One agency commented that the proposed requirement that official 
statements from the Veterans' Administration (VA) used to document 
service-connected disabilities be dated within the last 10 years rather 
than dated 1991 or later, as OPM proposes. We have not adopted this 
suggested change because VA has informed OPM that any VA letter issued 
after 1991 documenting a service-connected disability is proof of a 
permanent disability unless the letter specifically states that the 
disability is temporary. The 10 year requirement suggested by the 
agency is not consistent with current VA policy regarding its 
documentation and may disqualify veterans who received VA letters more 
than 10 years before the effective date of the SF 15 changes but after 
1991.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
(202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. 
Please be sure to include a mailing address with your request.

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DATES: We will consider comments received on or before March 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written comments to:

Leah M. Meisel, Deputy Associate Director for Talent and Capacity 
Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room 
6551, Washington, DC 20415
 and
Joseph F. Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, NW, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 04-3253 Filed 2-12-04; 8:45 am]
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