[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36033-36034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17139]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0587]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management, 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 Office of 
Acquisition and Materiel Management, 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.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 9, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 8l0 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981 or e-mail to: [email protected]. Please 
refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0587'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 
852.211-70, Service Data Manual (previously 852.210-70).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0587.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VAAR clause 852.211-70, Service Data Manual, is used when 
VA purchases technical medical equipment and devices or mechanical 
equipment. The clause requires the contractor to furnish both 
operator's manual and maintenance/repair manuals with the equipment 
provided to the Government. This clause sets forth requirements and 
minimum standards those manuals must meet to be acceptable. Generally, 
this is the same operator's manual furnished with each piece of 
equipment sold to the general public and same repair manual used by 
company technicians in repairing the company's equipment. The cost of 
the manuals is included in the contractor price or listed as separately 
priced line items on the purchase order. The operator's manual will be 
used by the individual actually operating the equipment to ensure 
proper operating and cleaning. The repair manual will be used by VA 
equipment repair staff to repair equipment.
    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 April 11, 2001, at pages 18853-18854.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, individuals or 
households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000.
    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 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0587'' in any correspondence.

    By direction of the Secretary.

    Dated: June 27, 2001.

 Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17139 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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