81 FR 65717 - Agency Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-73, Brand Name or Equal) Under OMB Review; Activity: Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 185 (September 23, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 185 (September 23, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-22912 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 65717-65718] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22912] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0585] Agency Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-73, Brand Name or Equal) Under OMB Review; Activity: Comment Request AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2016. [[Page 65718]] ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900- 0585'' in any correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900- 0585.'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-73, Brand Name or Equal. OMB Control Number: 2900-0585. Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved collection. Abstract: VAAR clause 852.211-73 advises bidders or offerors who are proposing to offer an item that is alleged to be equal to the brand name item stated in the bid, that it is the bidder's or offeror's responsibility to show that the item offered is in fact, equal to the brand name item. This evidence may be in the form of descriptive literature or material, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information. While submission of the information is voluntary, failure to provide the information may result in rejection of the firm's bid or offer if the Government cannot otherwise determine that the item offered is equal. 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. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at 81 FR 47859 on July 22, 2016. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Annual Burden: 1,125 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,750. By direction of the Secretary. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Program Specialist, Office of Privacy & Records Management, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2016-22912 Filed 9-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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collection requests to the Office of Type of Review: Extension of a who receive a tax shelter opinion are
Management and Budget (OMB) for currently approved collection. informed of any facts or circumstances
review and clearance in accordance Title: Notice 97–66, Certain Payments that might limit the use of the opinion.
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of Made Pursuant to a Securities Lending Affected Public: Businesses or other
1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the Transaction; Notice 2010–46, for-profits.
date of publication of this notice. Prevention of Over-Withholding of U.S. Estimated Total Annual Burden
DATES: Comments should be received on Tax Avoidance with Respect to Certain Hours: 13,333.
or before October 24, 2016 to be assured Substitute Dividend Payments. OMB Control Number: 1545–2030.
of consideration. Abstract: The collections of Type of Review: Extension of a
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
information in Notice 97–66 are currently approved collection.
required to qualify substitute interest Title: REG–120509–06 (TD 9465
the burden estimates, or any other
payments as portfolio interest and to -Final), Determination of Interest
aspect of the information collections,
defer, on election by the taxpayer, the Expense Deduction of Foreign
including suggestions for reducing the
effective date of the notice and the final Corporations.
burden, to (1) Office of Information and Abstract: Treasury Decision (TD) 9465
Regulatory Affairs, Office of securities lending regulations (T.D.
8735, 62 FR 53498) for substitute contains final regulations under section
Management and Budget, Attention: 882(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
Desk Officer for Treasury, New payments made after December 31,
1997. The collection of information in (Code) concerning the determination of
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, the interest expense deduction of
Washington, DC 20503, or email at Notice 2010–46 is required to prevent
excessive taxation under § 871(l) during foreign corporations engaged in a trade
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.gov and or business within the United States.
(2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, the transition period.
Affected Public: Businesses or other The collection of information in these
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite final regulations is in § 1.884–1(e)(3)(iv).
for-profits.
8117, Washington, DC 20220, or email Estimated Total Annual Burden This information is required by the IRS
at PRA@treasury.gov. Hours: 62,750. to allow a taxpayer to reduce U.S.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OMB Control Number: 1545–1870. liabilities to the extent necessary to
Copies of the submissions may be Type of Review: Extension of a prevent the recognition of a dividend
obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, currently approved collection. equivalent amount.
calling (202) 622–1295, or viewing the Title: TD 9107—Guidance Regarding Affected Public: Businesses or other
entire information collection request at Deduction and Capitalization of for-profits.
www.reginfo.gov. Expenditures. Estimated Total Annual Burden
Abstract: The collection of Hours: 35.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
information in this Treasury Decision is
OMB Control Number: 1545–0007. in § 1.263(a)-5(f). This information is Brenda Simms,
Type of Review: Extension of a required to verify the proper allocation Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
currently approved collection. of certain amounts paid in the process [FR Doc. 2016–22994 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am]
Title: Forest Activities Schedule. of investigating or otherwise pursuing BILLING CODE 4830–35–P
Form: Form T. certain transactions involving the
Abstract: Form T (Timber), Forest acquisition of a trade or business. The
Activities Schedule, is used to provide collection of information is voluntary DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
information on timber accounts when a but required to obtain a benefit. AFFAIRS
sale or deemed sale under Internal Affected Public: Businesses or other
Revenue Code sections 631(a), 631(b), or [OMB Control No. 2900–0585]
for-profits.
other exchange has occurred during the Estimated Total Annual Burden
tax year. Agency Information Collection
Hours: 3,000. (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause
Affected Public: Businesses or other OMB Control Number: 1545–1871.
for-profits. 852.211–73, Brand Name or Equal)
Type of Review: Extension of a
Estimated Total Annual Burden Under OMB Review; Activity: Comment
currently approved collection.
Hours: 446,208. Request
Title: TD 9165: Regulations Governing
OMB Control Number: 1545–1379. Practice Before the Internal Revenue AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and
Type of Review: Extension of a Service. Logistics, Department of Veterans
currently approved collection. Abstract: The collections of Affairs.
Form: 8831. information (disclosure requirements) in ACTION: Notice.
Title: Excise Taxes on Excess these final regulations are in Code of
Inclusions of REMIC Residual Interests. Federal Regulations § 10.35(e). Section SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Abstract: Form 8831 is used to report 10.35(e) requires a practitioner Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
and pay excise tax on any transfer of a providing a covered opinion to make (44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
residual interest in a Real Estate certain disclosures in the beginning of announces that the Office of Acquisition
Mortgage Investment Conduit to a marketed opinions, limited scope and Logistics (OAL), Department of
disqualified organization, the amount opinions and opinions that fail to Veterans Affairs, will submit the
due if the tax is waived, or the excise conclude at a confidence level of at least collection of information abstracted
tax due on pass-through entities with more likely than not. In addition, below to the Office of Management and
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interests held by disqualified certain relationships between the Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
organizations. practitioner and a person promoting or The PRA submission describes the
Affected Public: Businesses or other marketing a tax shelter must be nature of the information collection and
for-profits. disclosed. A practitioner may be its expected cost and burden; it includes
Estimated Total Annual Burden required to make one or more the actual data collection instrument.
Hours: 237. disclosures. The collection of this DATES: Comments must be submitted on
OMB Control Number: 1545–1566. material helps to ensure that taxpayers or before October 24, 2016.
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ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Type of Review: Extension without respond to a collection of information
on the collection of information through change of a previously approved unless it displays a currently valid OMB
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of collection. control number. The Federal Register
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Abstract: VAAR clause 852.211–73 Notice with a 60-day period soliciting
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: advises bidders or offerors who are comments on this collection of
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., proposing to offer an item that is alleged information was published at 81 FR
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through to be equal to the brand name item 47859 on July 22, 2016.
electronic mail to oira_submission@ stated in the bid, that it is the bidder’s Affected Public: Business or other for-
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB or offeror’s responsibility to show that profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Control No. 2900–0585’’ in any the item offered is in fact, equal to the
brand name item. This evidence may be Estimated Annual Burden: 1,125
correspondence.
in the form of descriptive literature or hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Average Burden per
material, such as cuts, illustrations,
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise drawings, or other information. While Respondent: 10 minutes.
Records Service (005R1B), Department submission of the information is Frequency of Response: On occasion.
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont voluntary, failure to provide the
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Estimated Number of Respondents:
information may result in rejection of 6,750.
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- the firm’s bid or offer if the Government
pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB cannot otherwise determine that the By direction of the Secretary.
Control No. 2900–0585.’’ item offered is equal. The contracting Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: officer will use the information to Program Specialist, Office of Privacy &
Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition evaluate whether or not the item offered Records Management, Department of
Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211–73, meets the specification requirements. Veterans Affairs.
Brand Name or Equal. An agency may not conduct or [FR Doc. 2016–22912 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am]
OMB Control Number: 2900–0585. sponsor, and a person is not required to BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2016. | |
| Contact | Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900- 0585.'' | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 65717 |
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