[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00003]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0418]


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

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-
0418'' 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-
0418'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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

    Title: Department Of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
Sections 809.504(d) and Clause 852.209-70.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0418.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VAAR section 809.504(d) and Clause 852.209-70 requires VA 
to determine whether or not to award a contract to a firm that might 
involve or result in a conflict of interest. VA uses the information to 
determine whether additional contract terms and conditions are 
necessary to mitigate the conflict. 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.
    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 142 on July 26, 2017, pages 34748 
and 34749.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR section 809-504(d) and VAAR clause 
852.209-70--110 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: VAAR section 809-504(d) 
and VAAR clause 852.209-70--1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: VAAR section 809-504(d) and VAAR 
clause 852.209-70--102.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-00003 Filed 1-4-18; 8:45 am]
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