VA Subcontracting Report for Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business and Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VA0886a Report of Subcontracts to Small and Veteran-Owned Business	Form	Modified	Available
Supp Statement A 2900-0741 VA0896a. (CR 3.22.16) 091416.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-09-14	Available
30-Day FRN. Form VA 0896a. CORRECT.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-03-10	Available
60-Day FRN. Form VA 0896a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-03-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
189245	VA Subcontracting Report for Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business and Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns	Form	Modified	Report of Subcontracts to Small and Veteran-Owned Business

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2900-0741	ICR Reference No: 201509-2900-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201208-2900-009
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: 2900-0741
Title: VA Subcontracting Report for Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business and Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/20/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/27/2016
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2016
Responses	305	0	323
Time Burden (Hours)	610	0	646
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: VA Form 0896a will be used to collect information from subcontractors to compare information obtained from subcontracting plans submitted by prime contractors in order to determine the accuracy of the data reported by prime contractors.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 8127(a)(4) Name of Law: Public Law 109-461
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 76743	12/10/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 12201	03/08/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
VA Subcontracting Report for Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business and Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns	VA0886a	Report of Subcontracts to Small and Veteran-Owned Business

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	305	323	0	-18	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	610	646	0	-36	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The annual burden has been reduced because of the estimated number of prime contractors, which changed from total annual responses of 323 to 305. This estimate is based upon VA’s Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) summary subcontract plan submissions for fiscal year 2014f. This projection is based upon the assumption that 100% of the prime contractors will submit VA Form 0896A. The annual burden has changed from 646 to 610 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,215

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/27/2016

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