[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14685]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0588]


Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
Provision 852.211-71, Special Notice) Activity: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed 
collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish 
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each extension of a currently approved 
collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. This notice describes the nature of the information collection 
and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before August 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov; or to Ricky Clark , Office of Acquisition and 
Logistics (003A2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420; or email: [email protected]. Please refer 
to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0588'' in any correspondence. During the 
comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ricky Clark at (202) 632-5400, Fax 
(202) 343-1434.

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 or sponsor. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    Titles: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 
852.211-71, Special Notice.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0588.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: VAAR provision 852.211-71 is used only in VA's telephone 
system acquisition solicitations and requires the contractor, after 
award of the contract, to submit descriptive literature on the 
equipment the contractor intends to furnish to show how that equipment 
meets the specification requirements of the solicitation. The 
information is needed to ensure that the equipment proposed by the 
contractor meets the specification requirements. Failure to require the 
information could result in the installation of equipment that does not 
meet contract requirements, with significant loss to the contractor if 
the contractor subsequently had to remove the equipment and furnish 
equipment that did meet the specification requirements. 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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 875 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 300 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 175.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Program Specialist, Enterprise Records Management Service, Office of 
Privacy and Records Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-14685 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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