[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1486-1487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00296]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0208]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: VA Form 
6298, Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal and VA Form 10101, Contractor 
Production Report

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 
(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 Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0208.''

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. 2900-0208'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: VA Form 6298, Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal and VA Form 
10101, Contractor Production Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0208.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of 
Construction and Facilities Management (CFM), manages a multi-million-
dollar construction program that involves the design and construction 
of medical centers, and other VA facilities including building 
improvements and conversions. The actual construction work is 
contracted out to private construction firms. The use of VA Form 6298, 
Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal is mandatory for

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obtaining the proposal and supporting cost or pricing data from the 
contractor and subcontractor in the negotiation of all architect-
engineer contracts for design services when the contract price is 
estimated to be $50,000 or more. It is also used in obtaining proposals 
and supporting cost or pricing data for architect engineer services for 
research study, seismic study, master planning study, construction 
management and other related services contracts. VA Form 10101, 
Contractor Production Report, is used to record the data necessary to 
ensure the contractor provides sufficient labor and materials to 
accomplish the contract work. Contractors are required to guarantee the 
performance of the work necessary to complete the project. VAAR 
852.236-79 details what needs to be addressed by the contractor on the 
Contractor Production Report. Failure to receive information from the 
Contractor Production Report could result in a claim for non-
performance and construction delays against the Government if the 
Government were unable to collect this information to administer the 
contract.
    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 60109 on October 29, 2021, page 
60109.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,341 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 264 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: More than quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 335.

    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. 2022-00296 Filed 1-10-22; 8:45 am]
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