[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 45853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16289]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0422]


Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Acquisition Regulation 
(VAAR) Construction Provisions and Clauses

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public 
comment in response to the notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before September 27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Bogdan Vaga, Office of Acquisition & Logistics, Procurement 
Policy & Warrant Management Services (003A2A), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0422'' in 
any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed 
online through FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0422'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for 
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 
With respect to the following collection of information, OAL invites 
comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of OAL's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of OAL's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Construction Provisions and 
Clauses.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0422.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission seeks 
renewal without changes of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval No. 2900-0422 for five collections of information for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) clauses, 
as follows:
     Clause 852.232-70, Payment Under Fixed-Price Construction 
Contracts (without NAS-CPM), requires construction contractors, without 
NAS-CPM, to submit a schedule of costs for work to be performed under 
the contract.
     Clause 852.232-71, Payment Under Fixed-Price Construction 
Contracts (including NAS-CPM), requires construction contractors, 
including NAS-CPM, to submit a schedule of costs for work to be 
performed under the contract.
     Clause 852.236-72, Performance of Work by the Contractor, 
requires contractors awarded a construction contract containing Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.236-1, Performance of Work by 
the Contractor, to submit a statement designating the branch or 
branches of contract work to be performed by the contractor's own 
forces.
     Clause 852.236-80, Subcontracts and Work Coordination, 
requires construction contractors, on contracts involving complex 
mechanical-electrical work, to furnish coordination drawings showing 
the manner in which utility lines will fit into available space and 
relate to each other and to the existing building elements.
     Clause 852.243-70, Construction Contract Changes-
Supplement, requires contractors to submit cost proposals for changes 
ordered by the contracting officer or for changes proposed by the 
contractor.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,974 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 105 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: More than quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,706.

    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. 2022-16289 Filed 7-28-22; 8:45 am]
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