[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20536-20537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06090]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0688]


Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Affairs 
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 832.202-4, Security for Government 
Financing

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 May 21, 2024.

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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. 2900-0688'' 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. 2900-0688'' 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) 832.202-4, 
Security for Government Financing.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0688.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Performance of the VA mission may require VA to provide 
advance payments to contractors. To comply with 41 U.S.C. 4505 
requiring the Government to obtain adequate security for Government 
financing, VA Acquisition Regulation (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. The 
information that is gathered under 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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 424 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 1 per each solicitation.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 847.

    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. 2024-06090 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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