[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 44191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17653]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0587]


Agency Information Collection (Service Data Manual) Activities 
Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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, 
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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 22, 2013.

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. 2900-0587'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Crystal 
Rennie, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 
or email: [email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 
2900-0587.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 
852.211-70, Service Data Manual.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0587.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VAAR clause 852.211-70, Service Data Manual, requires a 
contractor to furnish both operator's manuals and maintenance/repair 
manuals when technical medical equipment and devices, or mechanical 
equipment are provided to VA. This clause sets forth those requirements 
and the minimum standards the manuals must meet to be acceptable. The 
operator's manual will be used by the individual operating the 
equipment to ensure proper operation and cleaning and the maintenance/
repair manual will be used by VA equipment repair staff.
    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 15, 2013, at pages 22637-22368.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 621 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,725.

    Dated: July 18, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-17653 Filed 7-22-13; 8:45 am]
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