[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 129 (Friday, July 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 37083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13054]


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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 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov; or 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management 
Service (005G2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565-8374, FAX (202) 565-7045 or e-
mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0585.''

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 control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on April 2, 2007, at page 15764.
    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: June 25, 2007.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Records Management Service.
[FR Doc. E7-13054 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am]
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