[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30834-30835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2712]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0623]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of 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 
Management (OM), 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 June 27, 2005.

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 [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0623.''
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's 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. 2900-0623'' 
in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct

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or sponsor. This request for comment is being made pursuant to Section 
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, (OM) 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of (OM)'s functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of (OM)'s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
Clause 852.236.91, Special Notes.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0623.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VAAR Clause 852.236.91 requires bidders to furnish 
information on previous experience, technical qualifications, financial 
resources, and facilities available to perform the work. The clause 
also requires contractors submitting a claim for price adjustment due 
to severe weather delay to provide climatologically data covering the 
period of the claim and covering the same period for the ten preceding 
years. VA uses the data collected to evaluate the bidder's 
qualification and responsibility, and to evaluate the contractor's 
claims for contract price adjustment due to weather-related delays.
    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 January 5, 2005, at page 939.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals and 
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 778 hours.
    a. Qualifications Data: 758 hours.
    b. Weather Data: 20 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
    a. Qualifications Data: 30 min.
    b. Weather Data: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,536.
    a. Qualifications Data: 1516.
    b. Weather Data: 20.

    Dated: May 20, 2005.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E5-2712 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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