[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 20794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08158]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0675]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: (Vendor 
Information Pages Verification Program)

AGENCY: Center for Verification and Evaluation, 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 Center for Verification and Evaluation, 
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. 2900-0675.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0675'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Vendor Information Pages Verification Program, VA Form 0877.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0675.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Vendor Information Pages Verification Program is used to 
assist federal agencies in identifying small businesses owned and 
controlled by veterans and service-connected disabled veterans. The 
information is necessary to ensure that veteran owned businesses are 
given the opportunity to participate in Federal contracts and receive 
contract solicitations information automatically. VA will use the data 
collected to verify small businesses as veteran-owned or service-
disabled veteran-owned. 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: 86 FR 7920 on February 02, 
2021, pages 7920 and 7921.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-08158 Filed 4-20-21; 8:45 am]
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