[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17395]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0588]


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 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. 2900-0588'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 
852.211-74, Special Notice (previously 852.210-74).
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0588.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VAAR Provision 852.211-74, Special Notice, is used only 
in VA's telephone system acquisition solicitations and requires the 
contractor, after award of the contract, to submit descriptive 
literature on the equipment the contractor intends to furnish to show 
how that equipment meets specification requirements. The information is 
needed to ensure that equipment proposed by the contractor meets 
specification requirements. Failure to require the information could 
result in the installation of equipment that does not meet contract 
requirements, with significant loss to the contractor if the contractor 
subsequently had to remove the equipment and furnish equipment that 
meets 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 April 11, 2001, at pages 18854-18855.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, individuals or 
households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    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. 
2900-0588'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: June 28, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17395 Filed 7-10-01; 8:45 am]
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