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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 10, 2018 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0590]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Department of
Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR), Indemnification
and Medical Liability Insurance;
Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance; and Report of Employment
Under Commercial Activities
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 9, 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. 2900–0590’’ in any
correspondence.
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. 2900–0590’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.

Title: Department of Veterans Affairs
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses
852.237–7, Indemnification and Medical
Liability Insurance; 852.228–71,
Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance; and 852.207–70, Report of
Employment Under Commercial
Activities.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0590.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.

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Abstract: VAAR clause 852.237–7,
Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance, is used in lieu of Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause
52.237–7, Indemnification and Medical
Liability Insurance, in solicitations and
contracts for the acquisition of nonpersonal health care services. It requires
the apparent successful bidder/offeror,
upon the request of the contracting
officer, prior to contract award, to
furnish evidence of insurability of the
offeror and/or all health-care providers
who will perform under the contract. In
addition, the clause requires the
contractor, prior to commencement of
services under the contract, to provide
Certificates of Insurance or insurance
policies evidencing that the firm
possesses the types and amounts of
insurance required by the solicitation.
The information is required in order to
protect VA by ensuring that the firm to
which award may be made and the
individuals who may provide health
care services under the contract are
insurable and that, following award, the
contractor and its employees will
continue to possess the types and
amounts of insurance required by the
solicitation. It helps ensure that VA will
not be held liable for any negligent acts
of the contractor or its employees and
ensures that VA and VA beneficiaries
will be protected by adequate insurance
coverage.
VAAR clause 852.228–71,
Indemnification and Insurance, is used
in solicitations for vehicle or aircraft
services. It requires the apparent
successful bidder/offeror, prior to
contract award, to furnish evidence that
the firm possesses the types and
amounts of insurance required by the
solicitation. This evidence is in the form
of a certificate from the firm’s insurance
company. The information is required to
protect VA by ensuring that the firm to
which award will be made possesses the
types and amounts of insurance
required by the solicitation. It helps
ensure that VA will not be held liable
for any negligent acts of the contractor
and ensures that VA beneficiaries and
the public are protected by adequate
insurance coverage.
VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of
Employment Under Commercial
Activities, is used in solicitations for
commercial items and services where
the work is currently being performed
by VA employees and where those
employees might be displaced as a
result of an award to a commercial firm.
The clause requires contractors awarded
such contracts to provide, within 5 days
of contract award, a list of employment
openings, including salaries and
benefits, and blank job application

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forms. The clause also requires the
contractor, prior to the contract start
date, to report: The names of adversely
affected Federal employees offered
employment openings; the date the offer
was made; a description of the position;
the date of acceptance and the effective
date of employment; the date of
rejection if an employee rejected an
offer; the salary and benefits contained
in any rejected offer; and the names of
employees who applied for but were not
offered employment and the reasons for
withholding offers to those employees.
In addition, the clause requires the
contractor, during the first 90 days of
contract performance, to report the
names of all persons hired or terminated
under the contract. The information will
be used by the contracting officer to
monitor and ensure compliance by the
contractor with the requirements of FAR
clause 52.207–3, Right of First Refusal
of Employment. VA uses the
information to determine whether
additional contract terms and
conditions are necessary to mitigate the
conflict. 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.
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
44030 on September 20, 2017.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7,
Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance—750 hours.
b. VAAR clause 852.228–71,
Indemnification and Insurance—250
hours.
c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of
Employment Under Commercial
Activities—15 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7,
Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance—30 minutes.
b. VAAR clause 852.228–71,
Indemnification and Insurance—30
minutes.
c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of
Employment Under Commercial
Activities—30 minutes per report.
Frequency of Response:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7,
Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance—1 per each contract
awarded.

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b. VAAR clause 852.228–71,
Indemnification and Insurance—1 per
each contract awarded.
c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of
Employment Under Commercial
Activities—3 reports per contract
awarded.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7,
Indemnification and Medical Liability
Insurance—1500.
b. VAAR clause 852.228–71,
Indemnification and Insurance—500.
c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of
Employment Under Commercial
Activities—10.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0108]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Report of Income
From Property or Business
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
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
will submit the collection of

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SUMMARY:

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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 it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 9, 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. 2900–0108’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Office of Quality,
Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue,
Floor 5, Area 368, Washington, DC
20420, (202) 461–5870 or email
[email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0108’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1521, 1541, 1315.

Title: Report of Income From Property
or Business, VA Form 21P–4185.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0108.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: A claimant’s eligibility to
Pension or Parents’ Dependency and
Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is
determined, in part, by the claimant’s
countable income. Authority is found at

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38 U.S.C. 1521, 38 U.S.C. 1541, and 38
U.S.C. 1315. VA Form 21P–4185 is used
to gather information that is necessary
to determine a claimant’s countable
income received from rental property
and/or operation of a business. Some
expenses associated with rental
property and business operation are
deductible from the gross income
received. Complete information about
expenses and income is necessary in
order to determine the net amount of
income that is countable. The
information is used to determine
eligibility for VA benefits, and, if
eligibility exists, the proper rate of
payment.
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 Vol. 82,
No. 205, Wednesday, October 25, 2017,
page 49482.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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