[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 58784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29208]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0393]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 December 24, 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. 2900-0393'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) part 813--
Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0393.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: VA issues requests for quotations (RFQs) under procedures 
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13 and VAAR part 813 
for the acquisition of goods and services necessary to operate the 
Department. In addition, VA requests information from vendors to 
establish blanket purchase agreements (BPAs). Any individual or 
business wishing to submit an offer on an RFQ or respond to a request 
to establish a BPA may do so. VA will use the information to determine 
which business or individual VA should issue a purchase order for the 
acquisition of goods or services or to determine which business or 
individual VA should establish a BPA. This collection of information 
covers only those acquisition-related actions conducted under the 
procedures of FAR part 13 and VAAR part 813 that affect 10 or more 
persons and are, therefore, subject to the PRA. Such actions include 
open market competitive acquisitions between $25,000 and $100,000 and, 
for commercial items, acquisitions between $100,000 and $5 million 
where simplified procedures are used.
    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 24, 2001, at page 44667.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,650.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,650.
    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. 
2900-0393'' in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 6, 2001.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Barbara H. Epps,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 01-29208 Filed 11-21-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P