[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60440-60441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21588]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0863]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: VA 
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.237-73, Crime Control Act--
Requirement for Background Checks

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

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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. 2900-0863.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave., 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0863'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
    Title: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Construction Provisions and 
Clauses.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0863.
    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) 
approved No. 2900-0863, VAAR clause 852.237-73, Crime Control Act--
Requirement for Background Checks. Under the Crime Control Act of 1990 
(34 U.S.C. 20351), each agency of the Federal Government, and every 
facility operated by the Federal Government, or operated under contract 
with the Federal Government, that hires, or contracts for hire, 
individuals involved with the provision to children under the age of 18 
of childcare services shall assure that all existing and newly hired 
employees undergo a criminal history background check. VAAR clause 
852.237-73, Crime Control Act--Requirement for Background Checks, is 
required in all solicitations, contracts, and orders that involve 
providing childcare services to children under the age of 18, including 
social services, health and mental health care, child- (day) care, 
education (whether or not directly involved in teaching), and 
rehabilitative programs covered under the statute.
    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 87 FR 45855 on July 29, 2022, pages 45855 
to 45856.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 60 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One per contractor's employee.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.

    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. 2022-21588 Filed 10-4-22; 8:45 am]
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