81_FR_40888 81 FR 40768 - Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 852.211-71, Special Notice) Activity: Comment Request

81 FR 40768 - Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 852.211-71, Special Notice) Activity: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

Page Range40768-40768
FR Document2016-14685

The Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016) 
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0588]


Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
Provision 852.211-71, Special Notice) Activity: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA), 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 extension of a currently approved 
collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. This notice describes the nature of the information collection 
and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before August 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov; or to Ricky Clark , Office of Acquisition and 
Logistics (003A2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0588'' in any correspondence. During the 
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ricky Clark at (202) 632-5400, Fax 
(202) 343-1434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 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.
    Titles: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 
852.211-71, Special Notice.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0588.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: VAAR provision 852.211-71 is used only in VA's telephone 
system acquisition solicitations and requires the contractor, after 
award of the contract, to submit descriptive literature on the 
equipment the contractor intends to furnish to show how that equipment 
meets the specification requirements of the solicitation. The 
information is needed to ensure that the equipment proposed by the 
contractor meets the specification requirements. Failure to require the 
information could result in the installation of equipment that does not 
meet contract requirements, with significant loss to the contractor if 
the contractor subsequently had to remove the equipment and furnish 
equipment that did meet the specification requirements. The contracting 
officer will use the information to evaluate whether or not the item 
offered meets the specification requirements.
    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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 875 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 300 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 175.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Program Specialist, Enterprise Records Management Service, Office of 
Privacy and Records Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-14685 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P

40768 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS acquisition solicitations and requires for public comment in response to the AFFAIRS the contractor, after award of the notice. This notice describes the nature contract, to submit descriptive literature of the information collection and its [OMB Control No. 2900–0588] on the equipment the contractor intends expected cost and burden and includes Proposed Information Collection to furnish to show how that equipment the actual data collection instrument. (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) meets the specification requirements of DATES: Written comments and Provision 852.211–71, Special Notice) the solicitation. The information is recommendations on the proposed Activity: Comment Request needed to ensure that the equipment collection of information should be proposed by the contractor meets the received on or before August 22, 2016. AGENCY: Office of Management, specification requirements. Failure to ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Department of Veterans Affairs. require the information could result in on the collection of information through ACTION: Notice. the installation of equipment that does the Federal Docket Management System not meet contract requirements, with (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to SUMMARY: The Office of Management significant loss to the contractor if the Ricky Clark, Office of Acquisition and (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs contractor subsequently had to remove Logistics (003A2A), Department of (VA), is announcing an opportunity for the equipment and furnish equipment Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue public comment on the proposed that did meet the specification NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email: collection of certain information by the requirements. The contracting officer Ricky.clark@va.gov. Please refer to agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction will use the information to evaluate ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0586’’ in any Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are whether or not the item offered meets correspondence. During the comment required to publish notice in the the specification requirements. period, comments may be viewed online Federal Register concerning each An agency may not conduct or through FDMS. proposed collection of information, sponsor, and a person is not required to including each extension of a currently FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: respond to a collection of information Ricky Clark at (202) 632–5400, Fax (202) approved collection, and allow 60 days unless it displays a currently valid OMB for public comment in response to the 343–1434. control number. notice. This notice describes the nature Affected Public: Business or other for- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the of the information collection and its profit and not-for-profit institutions. PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. expected cost and burden and includes Estimated Annual Burden: 875 hours. 3501–3521), Federal agencies must the actual data collection instrument. Estimated Average Burden per obtain approval from the Office of DATES: Written comments and Respondent: 300 minutes. Management and Budget (OMB) for each recommendations on the proposed Frequency of Response: On occasion. collection of information they conduct collection of information should be Estimated Number of Respondents: or sponsor. This request for comment is received on or before August 22, 2016. 175. being made pursuant to Section By direction of the Secretary. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Titles: Veterans Affairs Acquisition on the collection of information through Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211–72, the Federal Docket Management System Program Specialist, Enterprise Records Technical Industry Standards. (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to Management Service, Office of Privacy and Records Management, Department of OMB Control Number: 2900–0586. Ricky Clark , Office of Acquisition and Type of Review: Extension without Logistics (003A2A), Department of Veterans Affairs. change of a currently approved Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue [FR Doc. 2016–14685 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] collection. NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email: BILLING CODE 8320–01–P Abstract: VAAR provision 852.211–72 ricky.clark@va.gov. Please refer to requires that items offered for sale to VA ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0588’’ in any under the solicitation conform to certain correspondence. During the comment DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS technical industry standards, such as period, comments may be viewed online AFFAIRS Underwriters Laboratory (UL) or the through FDMS. [OMB Control No. 2900–0586] National Fire Protection Association, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and that the contractor furnish evidence Ricky Clark at (202) 632–5400, Fax (202) Proposed Information Collection to VA that the items meet that 343–1434. (Brand Name or Equal) Activities requirement. The evidence is normally SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Under OMB Review Activity: Comment in the form of a tag or seal affixed to the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. Request item, such as the UL tag on an electrical 3501–3521), Federal agencies must AGENCY: Office of Management, cord or a tag on a fire-rated door. This obtain approval from the Office of Department of Veterans Affairs. requires no additional effort on the part Management and Budget (OMB) for each ACTION: Notice. of the contractor, as the items come collection of information they conduct from the factory with the tags already in or sponsor. This request for comment is SUMMARY: The Office of Management place, as part of the manufacturer’s being made pursuant to Section (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs standard manufacturing operation. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. (VA), is announcing an opportunity for Occasionally, for items not already Titles: Veterans Affairs Acquisition public comment on the proposed meeting standards or for items not collection of certain information by the previously tested, a contractor will have mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Regulation (VAAR) Provision 852.211– 71, Special Notice. agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction to furnish a certificate from an OMB Control Number: 2900–0588. Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are acceptable laboratory certifying that the Type of Review: Extension without required to publish notice in the items furnished have been tested in change of a previously approved Federal Register concerning each accordance with, and conform to, the collection. proposed collection of information, specified standards. Only firms whose Abstract: VAAR provision 852.211–71 including each extension of a currently products have not previously been is used only in VA’s telephone system approved collection, and allow 60 days tested to ensure the products meet the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Jun 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1


Document Created: 2016-06-22 01:05:50
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before August 22, 2016.
ContactRicky Clark at (202) 632-5400, Fax (202) 343-1434.
FR Citation81 FR 40768 
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