[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62429-62430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19529]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0418]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Affairs 
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 809.507-1 and VAAR Provision 852.209-70

AGENCY: Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service, Office of 
Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, Office of Acquisition and 
Logistics (OAL), Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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 November 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov 
or to Forrest R. Browne, Senior Procurement Analyst; Procurement Policy 
Service (PPS; 003A2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0418'' 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. 2900-0418'' 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: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 809.507-1 and 
VAAR Provision 852.209-70.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0418.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Performance of VA mission requires the use of 
contractors. VAAR provision 852.209-70, Organizational Conflicts of 
Interest is to implement section 8141 of the 1989 Department of Defense 
Appropriation Act, Public Law 100-463, 102 Stat. 2270-47 (1988). VAAR 
809.507-1, Solicitation provisions, and VAAR provision 852.209-70, 
Organizational Conflicts of Interest, requires offerors on 
solicitations for management support and consulting services to advise, 
as part of the firm's offer, whether or not award of the contract to 
the firm might involve a conflict of interest or potential conflict of 
interest, and, if so, to disclose all relevant facts regarding the 
conflict or potential conflict. The information is used by the 
contracting officer to determine whether or not to award a contract to 
the firm or, if a contract is to be awarded despite a potential 
conflict, whether or not additional contract terms and conditions are 
necessary to mitigate the conflict.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 102 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 60 minutes.

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    Frequency of Response: 1 per each solicitation.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 102.

    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. 2023-19529 Filed 9-8-23; 8:45 am]
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