[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32143-32144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12655]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0688]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: VAAR 
832.202-04, Security for Government Financing

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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 Acquisition and Logistics 
(OAL), 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 
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. 2900-0688.''

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. 2900-0688'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation 
(VAAR)832.202-4, Security for Government Financing.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0688.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information that is gathered under VAAR 832.202-4 
will be used by the VA contracting officer to assess whether or not the 
contractor's overall financial condition represents adequate security 
to warrant paying the contractor in advance. FAR subpart 32.2 
authorizes the use of certain types of Government financing on 
commercial item purchases. 41 United States Code (U.S.C.) 255(f) 
requires the Government to obtain adequate security for Government 
financing. However, FAR 32.202-4(a)(2) provides that, subject to agency 
regulations, the contracting officer may determine that an offeror's 
financial condition is adequate security. VAAR 832.202-4 Security for 
Government Financing specifies the type of information that the 
contracting officer may obtain to determine whether or not the 
offeror's financial condition constitutes adequate security.
    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 85 FR 60 on March 31, 2021, page 16845.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 63 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-12655 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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