82_FR_32577 82 FR 32444 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Vetbiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program

82 FR 32444 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Vetbiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 133 (July 13, 2017)

Page Range32444-32445
FR Document2017-14696

Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE), 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 proposed reinstatement of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32444-32445]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14696]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0675]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Vetbiz Vendor Information 
Pages Verification Program

AGENCY: Center for Verification and Evaluation, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE), 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 proposed 
reinstatement of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for 
public comment in response to the notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before September 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov; or Terrence Moultrie (00VE), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or 
email: ([email protected]). Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0675'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments 
may be viewed online through the Federal Docket Management System 
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrence Moultrie at (202) 461-4300 or 
FAX (202) 495-5805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, 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

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being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, CVE 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of CVE's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of CVE'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.

    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.

    Title: Vetbiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program, VA 
Form 0877.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0675.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: Vetbiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program is 
used to assist federal agencies in identifying small businesses owned 
and controlled by veterans and service-connected disabled veterans. The 
information is necessary to ensure that veteran owned businesses are 
given the opportunity to participate in Federal contracts and receive 
contract solicitations information automatically. VA will use the data 
collected to verify small businesses as veteran-owned or service-
disabled veteran-owned.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-14696 Filed 7-12-17; 8:45 am]
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App. II 10(a)(2), through Finance. implementing regulations at 41 CFR Departmental Offices; Interest Rate Paid on Cash Deposited To Secure [FR Doc. 2017–14634 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am] 102–3.150. U.S. Immigration and Customs BILLING CODE 4810–25–P Public Comment: Members of the public wishing to comment on the Enforcement Immigration Bonds business of the Advisory Committee on AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. Risk-Sharing Mechanisms are invited to DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ACTION: Notice. AFFAIRS submit written statements by any of the following methods: SUMMARY: For the period beginning July [OMB Control No. 2900–0675] Electronic Statements 1, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2017, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Agency Information Collection • Send electronic comments to Enforcement Immigration Bond interest Activity: Vetbiz Vendor Information ACRSM@treasury.gov. rate is 0.92 per centum per annum. Pages Verification Program Paper Statements ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may AGENCY: Center for Verification and be mailed to Sam Doak, Reporting Team Evaluation, Department of Veterans • Send paper statements in triplicate Leader, Federal Borrowings Branch, Affairs. to the Advisory Committee on Risk- Division of Accounting Operations, ACTION: Notice. Sharing Mechanisms, Department of the Office of Public Debt Accounting, Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., SUMMARY: Center for Verification and Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Room 1410 MT, Washington, DC 20220. Evaluation (CVE), Department of Parkersburg, West Virginia 26106–1328. In general, the Department of the You can download this notice at the Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an Treasury will post all statements on its following Internet addresses: http:// opportunity for public comment on the Web site https://www.treasury.gov/ www.treasury.gov or http:// proposed collection of certain initiatives/fio/acrsm/Pages/default.aspx www.federalregister.gov. information by the agency. Under the without change, including any business Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of or personal information provided such DATES:Effective July 1, 2017 to 1995, Federal agencies are required to as names, addresses, email addresses, or September 30, 2017. publish notice in the Federal Register telephone numbers. The Department of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: concerning each proposed collection of the Treasury will also make such Adam Charlton, Manager, Federal information, including each proposed statements available for public Borrowings Branch, Office of Public reinstatement of a currently approved inspection and copying in the Debt Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal collection, and allow 60 days for public Department of the Treasury’s Library, Service, Parkersburg, West Virginia comment in response to the notice. 720 Madison Place NW., Room 1020, 26106–1328, (304) 480–5248; Sam Doak, DATES: Written comments and Washington, DC 20220, on official Reporting Team Leader, Federal recommendations on the proposed business days between the hours of Borrowings Branch, Division of collection of information should be 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Accounting Operations, Office of Public received on or before September 11, You can make an appointment to Debt Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 2017. inspect statements by telephoning (202) Service, Parkersburg, West Virginia 622–2000. All statements received, 26106–1328, (304) 480–5117. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments including attachments and other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal on the collection of information through supporting materials, are part of the law requires that interest payments on www.Regulations.gov; or Terrence public record and subject to public cash deposited to secure immigration Moultrie (00VE), Department of disclosure. You should submit only bonds shall be ‘‘at a rate determined by Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue information that you wish to make the Secretary of the Treasury, except NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email: available publicly. that in no case shall the interest rate (Terrence.moultrie@va.gov). Please refer Tentative Agenda/Topics for exceed 3 per centum per annum.’’ 8 to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0675’’ in Discussion: This is the third periodic U.S.C. 1363(a). Related Federal any correspondence. During the meeting of the Committee in 2017. In regulations state that ‘‘Interest on cash comment period, comments may be this meeting, the Committee will deposited to secure immigration bonds viewed online through the Federal address, consistent with its statutory will be at the rate as determined by the Docket Management System (FDMS) at mandate, topics related to capital Secretary of the Treasury, but in no case www.Regulations.gov. markets and insurance-linked securities will exceed 3 per centum per annum or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and their potential role in risk sharing be less than zero.’’ 8 CFR 293.2. Terrence Moultrie at (202) 461–4300 or sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES for terrorism risk insurance. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 133 / Thursday, July 13, 2017 / Notices 32445 being made pursuant to Section Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C. businesses as veteran-owned or service- 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 3501–3521. disabled veteran-owned. With respect to the following Title: Vetbiz Vendor Information Affected Public: Business or other for- collection of information, CVE invites Pages Verification Program, VA Form profit. comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 0877. collection of information is necessary OMB Control Number: 2900–0675. Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 for the proper performance of CVE’s Type of Review: Reinstatement of a hours. functions, including whether the previously approved collection. Estimated Average Burden per information will have practical utility; Abstract: Vetbiz Vendor Information Respondent: 30 minutes. (2) the accuracy of CVE’s estimate of the Pages Verification Program is used to Frequency of Response: On occasion. burden of the proposed collection of assist federal agencies in identifying Estimated Number of Respondents: information; (3) ways to enhance the small businesses owned and controlled 20,000. quality, utility, and clarity of the by veterans and service-connected information to be collected; and (4) disabled veterans. The information is By direction of the Secretary. ways to minimize the burden of the necessary to ensure that veteran owned Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, collection of information on businesses are given the opportunity to Department Clearance Officer, Office of respondents, including through the use participate in Federal contracts and Privacy and Records Management, of automated collection techniques or receive contract solicitations Department of Veterans Affairs. the use of other forms of information information automatically. VA will use [FR Doc. 2017–14696 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am] technology. the data collected to verify small BILLING CODE 8320–01–P sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Jul 12, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1


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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 September 11, 2017.
ContactTerrence Moultrie at (202) 461-4300 or FAX (202) 495-5805.
FR Citation82 FR 32444 
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