[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56592-56593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28046]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0418]


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 December 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. 2900-0418'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 
809.106-1 and 809.504(d) and VAAR Clause 852.209-70.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0418.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VAAR section 809.106-1 requires the contracting officer 
to ask a firm being considered for award of a contract for bakery, 
dairy, or ice cream products or for laundry or dry cleaning services 
whether or not the firm's plant has recently been inspected by another 
Federal agency and, if so, which agency. The information is used by the 
contracting officer to determine whether or not a separate inspection 
of the firm's plant must be conducted by VA prior to contract award. 
Paragraph (d) of VAAR section 809.504 and VAAR clause 852.209-70 
require offerors on solicitations for management support and consulting 
services to advise, as part of the firm's offer, whether or not award 
of the contract to the firm might involve a conflict of interest and, 
if so, to disclose all relevant facts regarding the conflict. The 
information is used by the contracting officer to determine whether or 
not to award a contract to the firm or, if a contract is to be awarded 
despite a potential conflict, whether or not additional contract terms 
and conditions are necessary to mitigate the conflict.
    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 August 14, 2001, at pages 42708 and 42709.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, individuals or 
households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden:
    a. VAAR section 809.106-1--30 hours.
    b. Paragraph (d) of VAAR section 809.504 and VAAR clause 852.209-
7--1,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
    a. VAAR section 809.106-1--3 minutes.
    b. Paragraph (d) of VAAR section 809.504 and VAAR clause 852.209-
7--60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
    a. VAAR section 809.106-1--600.
    b. Paragraph (d) of VAAR section 809.504 and VAAR clause 852.209-
7--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. 
2900-0418'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 24, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Donald L. Neilson,
 Director, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-28046 Filed 11-7-01; 8:45 am]
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