[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30550]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0675]


Agency Information Collection (VetBiz Vendor Information Pages 
Verification Program) Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, will submit 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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://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. 2900-0675'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 565-7870 or e-
mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0675.''

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Title: VetBiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program, VA 
Form 0877.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0675.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Vendor Information Pages (VIP) will be used to assist 
federal agencies in identifying small businesses owned and controlled 
by veterans and service-connected disabled veterans. This information 
is necessary to ensure that veteran own businesses are given the 
opportunity to participate in Federal contracts and receive contract 
solicitations information automatically. VA will use the data collected 
on VA Form 0877 to verify small businesses as veteran-owned or service-
disabled veteran-owned.
    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 September 29, 2010, at page 60169.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.

    Dated: December 1, 2010.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-30550 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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