[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43884-43885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16697]


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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, 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. 3501-3521), 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 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), 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.
    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.

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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    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

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control number. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on April 6, 2004, at pages 18159-18160.
    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.

    Dated: July 13, 2004.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Loise Russell,
Director, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. 04-16697 Filed 7-21-04; 8:45 am]
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