[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36366-36367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17394]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0585]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management (OA&MM), 
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 10, 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. 2900-0585'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 
852.211-77, Brand Name or Equal (was 852.210-77).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0585.

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    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VAAR clause 852.211-77, Brand Name or Equal, advises 
bidders or offerors who are proposing to offer an item that is alleged 
to be equal to the brand name item stated in the bid, that it is the 
bidder's or offeror's responsibility to show that the item offered is 
in fact, equal to the brand name item. This evidence may be in the form 
of descriptive literature or material, such as cuts, illustrations, 
drawings, or other information. While submission of the information is 
voluntary, failure to provide the information may result in rejection 
of the firm's bid or offer if the Government cannot otherwise determine 
that the item offered is equal. The contracting officer will use the 
information to evaluate whether or not the item offered meets the 
specification requirements.
    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 pages 16703 and 16704.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, individuals or 
households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 833 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    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. 
2900-0585'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 28, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17394 Filed 7-10-01; 8:45 am]
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