[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00001]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0393]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), 
Simplified Acquisition Procedures

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, 
this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 
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 and it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 5, 2018.

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-
0393'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0393'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-21.

    Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
Part 813, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0393.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This request for an extension covers the competitive 
acquisition of commercial and non-commercial goods or services 
conducted under the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13 
and VAAR Part 813 that exceed $25,000. The collection of procurement 
information is an integral part of the Federal acquisition process. VA 
cannot award contracts, issue purchase orders, or enter into blanket 
purchase agreements (BPAs) or other contract actions without the 
collection of information. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
contains PRA control numbers for the collection of information under 
FAR Parts 14, Sealed Bidding, and 15, Contracting by Negotiation. All 
VA invitations for bids (IFB) (i.e., sealed bids) and requests for 
proposals (RFPs) (i.e., negotiated) acquisitions exceeding $150,000 (or 
exceeding $7 million for commercial items) are conducted in accordance 
with FAR Parts 14 or 15 and are covered by the FAR PRA control numbers. 
In addition, many of VA's commercial item acquisitions between $150,000 
and $7 million are also conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 14 or 
15. Therefore, the OMB PRA control numbers assigned to the FAR already 
cover VA acquisition activities under FAR Parts 14 and 15 and VAAR 
Parts 814 and 815. There are no separate collections of information in 
VAAR Parts 814 and 815 that are over and above those already required 
by the FAR. However, the FAR does not have an OMB PRA control number 
for Part 13. Thus, this VAAR PRA number 2900-0393 covers VA's 
acquisition activities conducted under FAR Part 13 and under VAAR Part 
813, since those activities are not covered by a PRA number assigned to 
the FAR.
    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 82 FR 47080 on October 10, 2017, page 
47080.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR Part 813--20,845 Burden Hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: VAAR Part 813--1 Hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: VAAR Part 813--20,845.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-00001 Filed 1-4-18; 8:45 am]
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