83 FR 61183 - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation; Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal; Contractor Production Report; Daily Log and Contract Progress Report

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 229 (November 28, 2018)

Page Range		61183-61184
FR Document		2018-25911

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61183-61184]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25911]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0208]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation; Architect-
Engineer Fee Proposal; Contractor Production Report; Daily Log and 
Contract Progress Report

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 December 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through

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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-
0208'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rafael Taylor, Procurement Policy and 
Warrant Management Service (003A2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 
425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 382-2787 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0208'' in 
any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-21.
    Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation 
(VAAR): VA Form 6298 (formerly 10-6298), Architect-Engineer Fee 
Proposal; VA Form 10101, Contractor Production Report (formerly VA Form 
10-6131, Daily Log and VA Form 10-6001a, Contract Progress Report).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0208.
    Type of Review: Renewal with changes of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission seeks 
renewal with changes of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
No. 2900-0208 as follows:
     Replace both existing VA Form 10-6131 (Daily Log (Contract 
Progress Report--Formal Contract)) and VA Form 10-6001a (Contract 
Progress Report) with one new form, which combines the intended purpose 
for VA Form 10-6131 and VA Form 10-6001a. The new combined form would 
now read: ``VA Form 10101, Contractor Production Report.''
     Renumber VA Form 10-6298 Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal, 
to ``VA Form 6298,'' and revise the content in the form with updated 
thresholds and FAR citations.
    The above proposed revisions do not change the currently approved 
burden hours. The actual VA Form 10101 and VA Form 6298 can be located 
at VA Forms website https://www.va.gov/vaforms/default.asp.
    The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction and 
Facilities Management (CFM), manages a multimillion-dollar construction 
program that involves the design and construction of medical centers, 
and other VA facilities including building improvements and 
conversions. The actual construction work is contracted out to private 
construction firms.
    VA Form 6298 (formerly 10-6298), Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal: 
The use of this form is mandatory for obtaining the proposal and 
supporting cost or pricing data from the contractor and subcontractor 
in the negotiation of all architect-engineer contracts for design 
services when the contract price is estimated to be $50,000 or more. It 
is also used in obtaining proposals and supporting cost or pricing data 
for architect-engineer services for research study, seismic study, 
master planning study, construction management and other related 
services contracts. A Contractor Production Report is also used, but 
supplemented or modified as needed for the particular project type. (VA 
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 836.606-71, Architect-engineer's 
proposal, and VAAR 853.236-70.)
    VA Form 10101, Contractor Production Report (formerly VA Form 10-
6131), Daily Log--Formal Contract, and VA Form 10-6001a, Contract 
Progress Report, depending on the size of the contract: Is used to 
record the data necessary to ensure the contractor provides sufficient 
labor and materials to accomplish the contract work. Contractors are 
required to guarantee the performance of the work necessary to complete 
the project. VAAR 852.236-79 details what needs to be addressed by the 
contractor on the Contractor Production Report. Failure to receive 
information from the Contractor Production Report could result in a 
claim for non-performance and construction delays against the 
Government if the Government were unable to collect this information to 
administer the contract.
    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 83 FR 45482 on September 7, 2018.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: VA Form 6298--1,000 Burden Hours. VA Form 
10101--4,341 Burden Hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: VA Form 6298--4 Hours. VA 
Form 10101--24 Minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: VA Form 6298--250. VA Form 10101--
10,853.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Government Information Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Affected Public: Businesses or other DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY In compliance with the court’s order,
for-profits. BEP intends to meet individually with
Estimated Number of Respondents: Agency Information Collection blind and visually impaired persons and
2,134. Activities; Submission for OMB request their feedback about tactile
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Review; Comment Request; Generic features that BEP is considering for
Estimated Total Number of Annual Clearance for Meaningful Access possible incorporation into the next U.S.
Responses: 21,568. Information Collections paper currency redesign. BEP
Estimated Time per Response: 20 AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. employees will attend national
minutes. Department of the Treasury. conventions and conferences for
Estimated Total Annual Burden disabled persons. At those gatherings,
ACTION: Notice.
Hours: 7,189. BEP employees will invite blind and
SUMMARY: The Department of the visually impaired persons to provide
2. Title: Request for Transfer of Property feedback about certain tactile features
Treasury will submit the following
Seized/Forfeited by a Treasury Agency being considered for inclusion in future
information collection requests to the
OMB Control Number: 1505–0152. Office of Management and Budget United States currency paper designs.
Type of Review: Revision of a (OMB) for review and clearance in Form: None.
currently approved collection. accordance with the Paperwork Affected Public: Individuals and
Description: Form TD F 92–22.46 is Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the households.
necessary for the application for receipt date of publication of this notice. The Estimated Number of Respondents:
of seized assets by State and Local Law public is invited to submit comments on 650.
Enforcement agencies. these requests. Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Form: TD F 92–22.46. DATES: Comments should be received on
Responses: 650.
Affected Public: State and local or before December 28, 2018 to be Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
governments. assured of consideration. Estimated Total Annual Burden
Estimated Number of Respondents: ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding Hours: 650.
1,000. the burden estimate, or any other aspect
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. of the information collection, including
Estimated Total Number of Annual suggestions for reducing the burden, to Dated: November 21, 2018.
Responses: 7,000. (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Spencer W. Clark,
Estimated Time per Response: 30 Affairs, Office of Management and Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
minutes. Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for [FR Doc. 2018–25910 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am]
Estimated Total Annual Burden Treasury, New Executive Office BILLING CODE 4840–01–P
Hours: 3,500. Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
3. Title: Assessment of Fees on Large
OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Bank Holding Companies and Nonbank
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania AFFAIRS
Financial Companies
Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC
OMB Control Number: 1505–0245. 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. [OMB Control No. 2900–0208]
Type of Review: Revision of a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
currently approved collection. Agency Information Collection Activity
Copies of the submissions may be Under OMB Review: Department of
Description: The Financial Research obtained from Jennifer Quintana by
Fund (FRF) Preauthorized Payment Veterans Affairs Acquisition
emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling Regulation; Architect-Engineer Fee
Agreement form will collect information (202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire
with respect to the final rule (31 CFR Proposal; Contractor Production
information collection request at Report; Daily Log and Contract
part 150) on the assessment of fees on www.reginfo.gov.
large bank holding companies and Progress Report
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
nonbank financial companies AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and
supervised by the Federal Reserve Board Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Logistics, Department of Veterans
to cover the expenses of the FRF. Title: Generic Clearance for Affairs.
Form: TD F 105.1. Meaningful Access Information ACTION: Notice.
Affected Public: Businesses or other Collections (Conferences).
for-profits. OMB Control Number: 1520–0009. SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Estimated Number of Respondents: Type of Review: Extension without Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
39. change of a currently approved 1995, this notice announces that the
Frequency of Response: Once. collection. Office of Acquisition and Logistics,
Estimated Total Number of Annual Description: A court order was issued Department of Veterans Affairs, will
Responses: 39. in American Council of the Blind v. submit the collection of information
Estimated Time per Response: 15 Paulson, 591 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. abstracted below to the Office of
minutes. 2008) (‘‘ACB v. Paulson’’) requiring the Management and Budget (OMB) for
Estimated Total Annual Burden Department of the Treasury and BEP to review and comment. The PRA
Hours: 10. ‘‘provide meaningful access to United submission describes the nature of the
States currency for blind and other information collection and its expected
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
visually impaired persons, which steps cost and burden and it includes the
Dated: November 21, 2018. shall be completed, in connection with actual data collection instrument.
Spencer W. Clark, each denomination of currency, not DATES: Comments must be submitted on
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. later than the date when a redesign of or before December 28, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018–25909 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am] that denomination is next approved by ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 2018.
Contact		Rafael Taylor, Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service (003A2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 382-2787 or email [email protected] Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0208'' in any correspondence.
FR Citation		83 FR 61183