[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2485-2486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-828]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0432]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans 
Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted 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 February 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Information Management 
Service (045A4), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

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Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 or FAX (202) 
273-5981. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0432.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Invitation, Bid, and/or Acceptance or Authorization, VA Form 
26-6724.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0432.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The form is used to solicit competitive bids; serves as a 
work order for repair of properties acquired by VA; serves as a record 
of contractor bids, VA acceptance of bids, inspection of completed work 
and contractor invoices and payments.
    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 on September 14, 2000, at pages 55679-55680.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: One (1) hour is being claimed for 
inventory purposes. The solicitation of bids is a common practice in 
the real estate management industry, and the submission of bids is 
routine with repair contractors.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 12035, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0432'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: December 1, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-828 Filed 1-10-01; 8:45 am]
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