[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12201-12202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05009]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0741]


Proposed Information Collection (Report of Subcontracts to Small 
and Veteran-Owned Business--VA0896a) Activity: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), 
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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 OSDBU, 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.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0741 (VA0896a)'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 2900-0741 
(VA0896a)''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Report of Subcontracts to Small and Veteran-Owned Business.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0741.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with Public Law 109-461, title V, section 
502(a)(1), codified at 38 U.S.C. 8127(a)(4), the Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) will use the VA Form 0896a 
to collect information from subcontractors to compare information 
obtained from subcontracting plans submitted by prime contractors in 
order to determine the accuracy of the data reported by prime 
contractors. The form has been modified to allow the collection of 
information from multiple subcontractors in the same form.
    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 at 80 FRN 76743 on December 10, 2015.
    Affected Public: VA Prime Contractors.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 610 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once a year.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 305.

    By direction of the Secretary:
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-05009 Filed 3-7-16; 8:45 am]
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