30 Day FRN 2900-0393

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 4 / Friday, January 5, 2018 / Notices
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017–28507 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0393]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Department of
Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR), Simplified
Acquisition Procedures
Office of Acquisition and
Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Office of Acquisition and Logistics,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of 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 it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0393’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email [email protected]. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0393’’ in any
correspondence.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Department of Veterans Affairs
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part
813, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0393.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.

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Abstract: This request for an
extension covers the competitive
acquisition of commercial and noncommercial goods or services conducted
under the simplified acquisition
procedures of FAR Part 13 and VAAR
Part 813 that exceed $25,000. The
collection of procurement information is
an integral part of the Federal
acquisition process. VA cannot award
contracts, issue purchase orders, or
enter into blanket purchase agreements
(BPAs) or other contract actions without
the collection of information. The
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
contains PRA control numbers for the
collection of information under FAR
Parts 14, Sealed Bidding, and 15,
Contracting by Negotiation. All VA
invitations for bids (IFB) (i.e., sealed
bids) and requests for proposals (RFPs)
(i.e., negotiated) acquisitions exceeding
$150,000 (or exceeding $7 million for
commercial items) are conducted in
accordance with FAR Parts 14 or 15 and
are covered by the FAR PRA control
numbers. In addition, many of VA’s
commercial item acquisitions between
$150,000 and $7 million are also
conducted in accordance with FAR
Parts 14 or 15. Therefore, the OMB PRA
control numbers assigned to the FAR
already cover VA acquisition activities
under FAR Parts 14 and 15 and VAAR
Parts 814 and 815. There are no separate
collections of information in VAAR
Parts 814 and 815 that are over and
above those already required by the
FAR. However, the FAR does not have
an OMB PRA control number for Part
13. Thus, this VAAR PRA number
2900–0393 covers VA’s acquisition
activities conducted under FAR Part 13
and under VAAR Part 813, since those
activities are not covered by a PRA
number assigned to the FAR.
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 82 FR
47080 on October 10, 2017, page 47080.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR Part
813—20,845 Burden Hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: VAAR Part 813—1 Hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
VAAR Part 813—20,845.

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By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018–00001 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0779]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Hematologic and
Lymphatic Conditions, Including
Leukemia Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire,
Peripheral Nerve Conditions (Not
Including Diabetic Sensory-Motor
Peripheral Neuropathy) Disability
Benefits Questionnaire, Persian Gulf
and Afghanistan Infectious Diseases
Disability Benefits Questionnaire,
Tuberculosis Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, Kidney Conditions
(Nephrology) Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, Male Reproductive
Organ Conditions Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, Prostate Cancer
Disability Benefits Questionnaire,
Eating Disorders Disability Benefits
Questionnaire, Mental Disorders (other
than PTSD and Eating Disorders)
Disability Benefits Questionnaire,
Review Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) Disability Benefits
Questionnaire
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of 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 it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
SUMMARY:

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