81_FR_40893 81 FR 40773 - Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 852.214-70, Caution to Bidder-Bid Envelopes) Activity: Comment Request

81 FR 40773 - Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 852.214-70, Caution to Bidder-Bid Envelopes) Activity: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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

Page Range40773-40774
FR Document2016-14687

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) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40773-40774]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14687]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0593]


Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
Provision 852.214-70, Caution to Bidder--Bid Envelopes) 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. 2900-0593'' 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.

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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 
852.214-70, Caution to Bidder--Bid Envelopes.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0593.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: VAAR provision 852.214-70, advises bidders that it is 
their responsibility to ensure that their bid price cannot be 
ascertained by anyone prior to bid opening. It also advises bidders to 
identify their bids by showing the invitation number and bid opening 
date on the outside of the bid envelope. The Government often furnishes 
a blank bid envelope or a label for use by bidders/offers to identify 
their bids. The bidder is advised to fill in the required information. 
This information requested from bidders is needed by the Government to 
identify bid envelopes from other mail or packages received without 
having to open the envelopes or packages and possibly exposing bid 
prices before bid opening. The information will be used to identify 
which parcels or envelopes are bids and which are other routine mail. 
The information is also needed to help ensure that bids are delivered 
to the proper bid opening room on time and prior to bid opening. 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: 2 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 seconds.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 640.

    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. 2016-14687 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2016 / Notices 40773 to VA must ensure that the shellfish is concerning each proposed collection of Estimated Average Burden per packaged in a container that is marked information, including each proposed Respondent: 5 minutes. with the packer’s State certificate revision of a currently approved Frequency of Response: On occasion. number and State abbreviation. In collection, and allow 60 days for public Estimated Number of Respondents: addition, the firm must ensure that the comment in response to the notice. 1465. container is tagged or labeled to show DATES: Written comments and By direction of the Secretary. the name and address of the approved recommendations on the proposed Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, producer or shipper, the name of the collection of information should be Program Specialist, Enterprise Records State of origin, and the certificate received on or before August 22, 2016. Management Service, Office of Privacy and number of the approved producer or Records Management, Department of ADDRESSES: Submit written comments shipper. This information normally Veterans Affairs. on the collection of information through accompanies the shellfish from the [FR Doc. 2016–14680 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] Federal Docket Management System packer and is not information that must BILLING CODE 8320–01–P (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to be separately obtained by the seller. The Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits information is needed to ensure that Administration (20M33), Department of shellfish purchased by VA comes from DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue a State- and Federal-approved and AFFAIRS NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to inspected source. The information is nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to [OMB Control No. 2900–0593] used to help ensure that VA purchases ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0325’’ in any healthful shellfish. The contracting Proposed Information Collection correspondence. During the comment officer will use the information to (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) period, comments may be viewed online evaluate whether or not the item offered Provision 852.214–70, Caution to through the FDMS. meets the specification requirements. Bidder—Bid Envelopes) Activity: An agency may not conduct or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comment Request sponsor, and a person is not required to Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or respond to a collection of information FAX (202) 632–8925. AGENCY: Office of Management, unless it displays a currently valid OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Department of Veterans Affairs. control number. PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. ACTION: Notice. Affected Public: Business or other for- 3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain profit and Not-for-profit institutions. approval from the Office of Management SUMMARY: The Office of Management Estimated Annual Burden: .5 hours. and Budget (OMB) for each collection of (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs Estimated Average: Burden per information they conduct or sponsor. (VA), is announcing an opportunity for Respondent: 1 minute. This request for comment is being made public comment on the proposed Frequency of Response: On occasion. pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the collection of certain information by the Estimated Number of Respondents: PRA. agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 25. Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are With respect to the following By direction of the Secretary. required to publish notice in the collection of information, VBA invites Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Federal Register concerning each comments on: (1) Whether the proposed proposed collection of information, Program Specialist, Enterprise Records collection of information is necessary Management Service, Office of Privacy and including each extension of a currently for the proper performance of VBA’s Records Management, Department of approved collection, and allow 60 days functions, including whether the Veterans Affairs. for public comment in response to the information will have practical utility; [FR Doc. 2016–14686 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] notice. This notice describes the nature (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the of the information collection and its BILLING CODE 8320–01–P burden of the proposed collection of expected cost and burden and includes information; (3) ways to enhance the the actual data collection instrument. quality, utility, and clarity of the DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS information to be collected; and (4) DATES: Written comments and AFFAIRS ways to minimize the burden of the recommendations on the proposed collection of information on collection of information should be [OMB Control No. 2900–0325] respondents, including through the use received on or before August 22, 2016. Proposed Information Collection of automated collection techniques or ADDRESSES: Submit written comments (Certificate of Delivery of Advance the use of other forms of information on the collection of information through Payment and Enrollment) Activity: technology. the Federal Docket Management System Comment Request Title: Certificate of Delivery of (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov; or to Advance Payment and Enrollment. Ricky Clark, Office of Acquisition and AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Logistics (003A2A), Department of Administration, Department of Veterans OMB Control Number: 2900–0325. Type of Review: Revision of an Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue Affairs. NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email approved collection. ACTION: Notice. Ricky.clark@va.gov. 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40774 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2016 / Notices 3501–3521), Federal agencies must envelope. The Government often An agency may not conduct or obtain approval from the Office of furnishes a blank bid envelope or a label sponsor, and a person is not required to Management and Budget (OMB) for each for use by bidders/offers to identify their respond to a collection of information collection of information they conduct bids. The bidder is advised to fill in the unless it displays a currently valid OMB or sponsor. This request for comment is required information. This information control number. being made pursuant to Section requested from bidders is needed by the Affected Public: Business or other for- 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. Government to identify bid envelopes profit and not-for-profit institutions. Titles: Veterans Affairs Acquisition from other mail or packages received Estimated Annual Burden: 2 hours. Regulation (VAAR) Provision 852.214– without having to open the envelopes or Estimated Average Burden per 70, Caution to Bidder—Bid Envelopes. packages and possibly exposing bid Respondent: 10 seconds. OMB Control Number: 2900–0593. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Type of Review: Extension without prices before bid opening. The information will be used to identify Estimated Number of Respondents: change of a previously approved which parcels or envelopes are bids and 640. collection. Abstract: VAAR provision 852.214– which are other routine mail. The By direction of the Secretary. 70, advises bidders that it is their information is also needed to help Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, responsibility to ensure that their bid ensure that bids are delivered to the Program Specialist, Enterprise Records price cannot be ascertained by anyone proper bid opening room on time and Management Service, Office of Privacy and prior to bid opening. It also advises prior to bid opening. The contracting Records Management, Department of bidders to identify their bids by officer will use the information to Veterans Affairs. showing the invitation number and bid evaluate whether or not the item offered [FR Doc. 2016–14687 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] opening date on the outside of the bid meets the specification requirements. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Jun 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1


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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 40773 
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