[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17140]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0589]


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.

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, 810 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. 2900-0589'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 
852.270-3, Shellfish.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0589.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VAAR Provision 852.270-3, Shellfish, requires that a firm 
furnishing shellfish to VA must ensure that the shellfish is packaged 
in a container that is marked with the packer's State certificate 
number and State abbreviation. In addition, the firm must ensure that 
the container is tagged or labeled to show the name and address of the 
approved producer or shipper, the name of the State of origin and the 
certificate number of the approved producer or shipper. This 
information normally accompanies the shellfish from the packer and is 
not information that must be separately obtained by the seller. The 
information is needed to ensure that shellfish purchased by VA comes 
from a State- and Federal-approved and inspected source. The 
information is used to help ensure that VA purchases healthful 
shellfish.
    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 March 27, 2001, at page 16704.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, individuals or 
households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 minute.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    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. 
2900-0589'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 28, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17140 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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