83 FR 1287 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; and Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 7 (January 10, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 7 (January 10, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-00234 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 1287-1288] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00234] [[Page 1287]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0590] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; and Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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 and it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 9, 2018. 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- 0590'' 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- 0590'' in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21. Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; 852.228-71, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; and 852.207-70, Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities. OMB Control Number: 2900-0590. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: VAAR clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance, is used in lieu of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance, in solicitations and contracts for the acquisition of non-personal health care services. It requires the apparent successful bidder/ offeror, upon the request of the contracting officer, prior to contract award, to furnish evidence of insurability of the offeror and/or all health-care providers who will perform under the contract. In addition, the clause requires the contractor, prior to commencement of services under the contract, to provide Certificates of Insurance or insurance policies evidencing that the firm possesses the types and amounts of insurance required by the solicitation. The information is required in order to protect VA by ensuring that the firm to which award may be made and the individuals who may provide health care services under the contract are insurable and that, following award, the contractor and its employees will continue to possess the types and amounts of insurance required by the solicitation. It helps ensure that VA will not be held liable for any negligent acts of the contractor or its employees and ensures that VA and VA beneficiaries will be protected by adequate insurance coverage. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance, is used in solicitations for vehicle or aircraft services. It requires the apparent successful bidder/offeror, prior to contract award, to furnish evidence that the firm possesses the types and amounts of insurance required by the solicitation. This evidence is in the form of a certificate from the firm's insurance company. The information is required to protect VA by ensuring that the firm to which award will be made possesses the types and amounts of insurance required by the solicitation. It helps ensure that VA will not be held liable for any negligent acts of the contractor and ensures that VA beneficiaries and the public are protected by adequate insurance coverage. VAAR clause 852.207-70, Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities, is used in solicitations for commercial items and services where the work is currently being performed by VA employees and where those employees might be displaced as a result of an award to a commercial firm. The clause requires contractors awarded such contracts to provide, within 5 days of contract award, a list of employment openings, including salaries and benefits, and blank job application forms. The clause also requires the contractor, prior to the contract start date, to report: The names of adversely affected Federal employees offered employment openings; the date the offer was made; a description of the position; the date of acceptance and the effective date of employment; the date of rejection if an employee rejected an offer; the salary and benefits contained in any rejected offer; and the names of employees who applied for but were not offered employment and the reasons for withholding offers to those employees. In addition, the clause requires the contractor, during the first 90 days of contract performance, to report the names of all persons hired or terminated under the contract. The information will be used by the contracting officer to monitor and ensure compliance by the contractor with the requirements of FAR clause 52.207-3, Right of First Refusal of Employment. VA uses the information to determine whether additional contract terms and conditions are necessary to mitigate the conflict. 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. 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 comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at 82 FR 44030 on September 20, 2017. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Annual Burden: a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance--750 hours. b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--250 hours. c. VAAR clause 852.207-70, Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities--15 hours. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance--30 minutes. b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--30 minutes. c. VAAR clause 852.207-70, Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities--30 minutes per report. Frequency of Response: a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance--1 per each contract awarded. [[Page 1288]] b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--1 per each contract awarded. c. VAAR clause 852.207-70, Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities--3 reports per contract awarded. Estimated Number of Respondents: a. VAAR Clause 852.237-7, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance--1500. b. VAAR clause 852.228-71, Indemnification and Insurance--500. c. VAAR clause 852.207-70, Report of Employment Under Commercial Activities--10. By direction of the Secretary. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-00234 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Abstract: VAAR clause 852.237–7, forms. The clause also requires the
AFFAIRS Indemnification and Medical Liability contractor, prior to the contract start
Insurance, is used in lieu of Federal date, to report: The names of adversely
[OMB Control No. 2900–0590]
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause affected Federal employees offered
Agency Information Collection Activity 52.237–7, Indemnification and Medical employment openings; the date the offer
Under OMB Review: Department of Liability Insurance, in solicitations and was made; a description of the position;
Veterans Affairs Acquisition contracts for the acquisition of non- the date of acceptance and the effective
Regulation (VAAR), Indemnification personal health care services. It requires date of employment; the date of
and Medical Liability Insurance; the apparent successful bidder/offeror, rejection if an employee rejected an
Indemnification and Medical Liability upon the request of the contracting offer; the salary and benefits contained
Insurance; and Report of Employment officer, prior to contract award, to in any rejected offer; and the names of
Under Commercial Activities furnish evidence of insurability of the employees who applied for but were not
offeror and/or all health-care providers offered employment and the reasons for
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and who will perform under the contract. In withholding offers to those employees.
Logistics, Department of Veterans addition, the clause requires the In addition, the clause requires the
Affairs. contractor, prior to commencement of contractor, during the first 90 days of
ACTION: Notice. services under the contract, to provide contract performance, to report the
Certificates of Insurance or insurance names of all persons hired or terminated
SUMMARY: In compliance with the policies evidencing that the firm under the contract. The information will
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of possesses the types and amounts of be used by the contracting officer to
1995, this notice announces that the insurance required by the solicitation. monitor and ensure compliance by the
Office of Acquisition and Logistics, The information is required in order to contractor with the requirements of FAR
Department of Veterans Affairs, will protect VA by ensuring that the firm to clause 52.207–3, Right of First Refusal
submit the collection of information which award may be made and the of Employment. VA uses the
abstracted below to the Office of individuals who may provide health information to determine whether
Management and Budget (OMB) for care services under the contract are additional contract terms and
review and comment. The PRA insurable and that, following award, the conditions are necessary to mitigate the
submission describes the nature of the contractor and its employees will conflict. An agency may not conduct or
information collection and its expected continue to possess the types and sponsor, and a person is not required to
cost and burden and it includes the amounts of insurance required by the respond to a collection of information
actual data collection instrument. solicitation. It helps ensure that VA will unless it displays a currently valid OMB
DATES: Comments must be submitted on not be held liable for any negligent acts control number.
or before February 9, 2018. of the contractor or its employees and An agency may not conduct or
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments ensures that VA and VA beneficiaries sponsor, and a person is not required to
on the collection of information through will be protected by adequate insurance respond to a collection of information
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of coverage. unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Information and Regulatory Affairs, VAAR clause 852.228–71, control number. The Federal Register
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Indemnification and Insurance, is used Notice with a 60-day comment period
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, in solicitations for vehicle or aircraft soliciting comments on this collection
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through services. It requires the apparent of information was published at 82 FR
electronic mail to oira_submission@ successful bidder/offeror, prior to 44030 on September 20, 2017.
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB contract award, to furnish evidence that Affected Public: Business or other for-
the firm possesses the types and profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Control No. 2900–0590’’ in any
amounts of insurance required by the Estimated Annual Burden:
correspondence.
solicitation. This evidence is in the form a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of a certificate from the firm’s insurance Indemnification and Medical Liability
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise company. The information is required to Insurance—750 hours.
Records Service (005R1B), Department protect VA by ensuring that the firm to b. VAAR clause 852.228–71,
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont which award will be made possesses the Indemnification and Insurance—250
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, types and amounts of insurance hours.
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- required by the solicitation. It helps c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of
pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB ensure that VA will not be held liable Employment Under Commercial
Control No. 2900–0590’’ in any for any negligent acts of the contractor Activities—15 hours.
correspondence. and ensures that VA beneficiaries and Estimated Average Burden per
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the public are protected by adequate Respondent:
insurance coverage. a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7,
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of Indemnification and Medical Liability
Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Under Commercial Insurance—30 minutes.
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses Activities, is used in solicitations for b. VAAR clause 852.228–71,
852.237–7, Indemnification and Medical commercial items and services where Indemnification and Insurance—30
Liability Insurance; 852.228–71, the work is currently being performed minutes.
Indemnification and Medical Liability by VA employees and where those c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of
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Insurance; and 852.207–70, Report of employees might be displaced as a Employment Under Commercial
Employment Under Commercial result of an award to a commercial firm. Activities—30 minutes per report.
Activities. The clause requires contractors awarded Frequency of Response:
OMB Control Number: 2900–0590. such contracts to provide, within 5 days a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7,
Type of Review: Extension of a of contract award, a list of employment Indemnification and Medical Liability
currently approved information openings, including salaries and Insurance—1 per each contract
collection. benefits, and blank job application awarded.
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b. VAAR clause 852.228–71, information abstracted below to the 38 U.S.C. 1521, 38 U.S.C. 1541, and 38
Indemnification and Insurance—1 per Office of Management and Budget U.S.C. 1315. VA Form 21P–4185 is used
each contract awarded. (OMB) for review and comment. The to gather information that is necessary
c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of PRA submission describes the nature of to determine a claimant’s countable
Employment Under Commercial the information collection and its income received from rental property
Activities—3 reports per contract expected cost and burden and it and/or operation of a business. Some
awarded. includes the actual data collection expenses associated with rental
Estimated Number of Respondents: instrument. property and business operation are
a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7, DATES: Comments must be submitted on deductible from the gross income
Indemnification and Medical Liability or before February 9, 2018. received. Complete information about
Insurance—1500. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
expenses and income is necessary in
b. VAAR clause 852.228–71, on the collection of information through order to determine the net amount of
Indemnification and Insurance—500. www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of income that is countable. The
c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of Information and Regulatory Affairs, information is used to determine
Employment Under Commercial Office of Management and Budget, Attn: eligibility for VA benefits, and, if
Activities—10. VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, eligibility exists, the proper rate of
By direction of the Secretary. Washington, DC 20503 or sent through payment.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, electronic mail to oira_submission@ An agency may not conduct or
Department Clearance Officer, Office of omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB sponsor, and a person is not required to
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Control No. 2900–0108’’ in any respond to a collection of information
Veterans Affairs. correspondence. unless it displays a currently valid OMB
[FR Doc. 2018–00234 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] control number. The Federal Register
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Notice with a 60-day comment period
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality, soliciting comments on this collection
Privacy and Risk, Department of of information was published at Vol. 82,
Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue, No. 205, Wednesday, October 25, 2017,
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC
AFFAIRS page 49482.
20420, (202) 461–5870 or email
Affected Public: Individuals and
[OMB Control No. 2900–0108] cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please
households.
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0108’’
Agency Information Collection Activity in any correspondence. Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500
Under OMB Review: Report of Income hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
From Property or Business Estimated Average Burden per
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1521, 1541, 1315. Respondent: 30 minutes.
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Title: Report of Income From Property Frequency of Response: Once.
Administration, Department of Veterans or Business, VA Form 21P–4185. Estimated Number of Respondents:
Affairs. OMB Control Number: 2900–0108. 7,000.
ACTION: Notice. Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved By direction of the Secretary.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the collection. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Abstract: A claimant’s eligibility to Department Clearance Officer, Office of
1995, this notice announces that the Pension or Parents’ Dependency and Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Benefits Administration Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is Veterans Affairs.
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, determined, in part, by the claimant’s [FR Doc. 2018–00230 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am]
will submit the collection of countable income. Authority is found at BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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| 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- 0590'' in any correspondence. | |
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