[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79079-79080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26943]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0741]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization (OSDBU) VA Form 0896A, Report of Subcontracts to 
Small and Veteran-Owned Business

AGENCY: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization, 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: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to 
``OMB Control No. 2900-0741.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421-1354 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0741'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521).
    Title: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, VA Form 0896A.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0741.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with changes of a currently expired 
approved collection.
    Abstract: This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission seeks 
reinstatement with changes of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval No. 2900-0741 as follows: Due to the increased number of 
respondents, the total annual burden hours increased by 400, from 610 
to 1,010. However, the average burden time per response has not 
changed. The VA Form 0896A, Report of Subcontracts to Small and 
Veteran-owned Business is utilized to ensure that subcontract 
information reported by prime contractors and utilized for credit 
against subcontracting goals is accurate and includes Service-Disabled 
Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business 
(VOSB) that are verified for eligibility in the Vender Information 
Pages database maintained by VA OSDBU. This process involves the use of 
electronic submissions of information via email. Contractors will 
submit information on VA Form 0896A. In the event that a contractor 
does not have the capability to submit the form as an email attachment, 
it can also be provided as a hardcopy. VA OSDBU personnel will confirm 
the information reported on the form by the prime contractors through 
the VA's Vendor Information Pages and FFATA Subaward Reporting System 
(FSRS) databases and, when necessary, request that the SDVOSB and VOSB 
firms subcontracted by the prime contractors review it and verify its 
accuracy. The OSDBU will utilize the information reported by the prime 
contractors, the FSRS, and any subcontractors in order to compile 
annual reports to reflect the level of accuracy in the reporting being 
accomplished by the prime contractors. This will allow the VA to comply 
with the ``review mechanism'' requirement of Public Law 109-461. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published at 85 FR 147 
on July 30, 2020 page 45960.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,010 Burden Hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 120 Minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 505.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-26943 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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