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Subcommittee

Date

Location

Epidemiology ...........................................................................................
Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences-A .................................................
Nephrology ..............................................................................................
Oncology-E ..............................................................................................
Immunology & Dermatology-A ................................................................
Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences-B .................................................
Cardiovascular Studies-A ........................................................................
Endocrinology-A ......................................................................................
Neurobiology-C ........................................................................................
Neurobiology-A ........................................................................................
Neurobiology-E ........................................................................................
Endocrinology-B ......................................................................................
Neurobiology-B ........................................................................................
Special Panel for Sheep Review ............................................................
Neurobiology-F ........................................................................................
Cardiovascular Studies-B ........................................................................
Gastroenterology .....................................................................................
Neurobiology-D ........................................................................................
Gulf War Research ..................................................................................
Special Emphasis Panel on Million Veteran Prog Proj ...........................
Eligibility ...................................................................................................
JBL/CS SMRB .........................................................................................

November 28, 2017 .......................
November 28, 2017 .......................
November 28, 2017 .......................
November 28, 2017 .......................
November 29, 2017 .......................
November 29, 2017 .......................
November 30, 2017 .......................
November 30, 2017 .......................
November 30, 2017 .......................
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December 1, 2017 .........................
December 4, 2017 .........................
December 5, 2017 .........................
December 5, 2017 .........................
December 6, 2017 .........................
December 7, 2017 .........................
December 7, 2017 .........................
December 8, 2017 .........................
December 8, 2017 .........................
January 11–12, 2018 .....................
January 19, 2018 ...........................
January 25, 2018 ...........................

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The addresses of the meeting sites are:
20 F Conference Center, 20 F Street NW., Washington, DC.
VA Central Office, 1100 First Street NE., Suite 600, Washington, DC.
* Teleconference.

The purpose of the subcommittees is
to provide advice on the scientific
quality, budget, safety and mission
relevance of investigator-initiated
research proposals submitted for VA
merit review evaluation. Proposals
submitted for review include various
medical specialties within the general
areas of biomedical, behavioral and
clinical science research.
These subcommittee meetings will be
closed to the public for the review,
discussion, and evaluation of initial and
renewal research proposals, which
involve reference to staff and consultant
critiques of research proposals.
Discussions will deal with scientific
merit of each proposal and
qualifications of personnel conducting
the studies, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Additionally, premature disclosure of
research information could significantly
obstruct implementation of proposed
agency action regarding the research
proposals. As provided by subsection
10(d) of Public Law 92–463, as amended
by Public Law 94–409, closing the
subcommittee meetings is in accordance
with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
Those who would like to obtain a
copy of the minutes from the closed
subcommittee meetings and rosters of
the subcommittee members should
contact Holly Krull, Ph.D., Manager,
Merit Review Program (10P9B),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420, at (202) 632–8522 or email at
[email protected].

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Dated: September 29, 2017.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–21376 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0422]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR) Construction
Provisions and Clauses 852.236–72,
852.236.80, 852.236–82, 852.236–83,
852.236–84 and 852.236–88
The Office of Management
(OM), Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Office of Management (OM),
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 November 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
SUMMARY:

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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. 2900–0422’’ 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. 2900–0422’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521.

Title: Department of Veteran Affairs
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses
852.236–72, 852.236.80, 852.236–82,
852.236–83, 852.236–84 and 852.236–
88.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0422.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: This collection of
information contains the following six
collections of information for the
following Department of Veterans
Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
clauses: (1) VAAR clause 852.236–72,
Performance of Work by the Contractor,
requires contractors awarded a
construction contract containing Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause
52.236–1, Performance of Work by the
Contractor, to submit a statement

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designating the branch or branches of
contract work to be performed by the
contractor’s own forces. The FAR clause
requires the contractor to perform a
minimum percentage of the work under
the contract with its own forces. This
VAAR clause implements this FAR
clause by requiring the contractor to
provide information to the contracting
officer on just how the contractor
intends to fulfill this contractual
obligation. The information is used by
the contracting officer to ensure that the
contractor complies with the contract
requirements; (2) VAAR clause 852.236–
80, Subcontracts and Work
Coordination requires construction
contractors, on contracts involving
complex mechanical-electrical work, to
furnish coordination drawings showing
the manner in which utility lines will fit
into available space and relate to each
other and to the existing building
elements. The intent of this information
is to promote carefully planned work
sequencing and proper trade
coordination on construction contracts,
to assure expeditious solutions to
problems, and to avoid or minimize
additional costs to the contractor and
the Government. The information is
used by the contracting officer and the
VA engineer assigned to the project to
resolve any problems relating to the
installation of utilities on construction
contracts; (3) VAAR clause 852.236–84,
Schedule of Work Progress, requires
construction contractors, on contracts
that do not require the use of a NAS, to
submit a progress schedule. The
information is used by the contracting
officer to track the contractor’s progress
under the contract and to determine
whether or not the contractor is making
satisfactory progress (4) VAAR clause
852.236–88, Contract Changes,
supplements FAR clause 52.243–4,
Changes. FAR clause 52.243–4
authorizes the contracting officer to
order changes to a construction contract
but does not specifically require the
contractor to submit cost proposals for
those changes. VAAR clause 852.236–88
requires contractors to submit cost
proposals for changes ordered by the
contracting officer or for changes
proposed by the contractor. This
information is needed to allow the
contracting officer and the contractor to
reach a mutually acceptable agreement
on how much to pay the contractor for
the proposed changes to the contract. It
is also used by the contracting officer to
determine whether or not to authorize
the proposed changes or whether or not
additional or alternate changes are
needed; (5) VAAR clause 852.236–82,
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Construction Contracts (without NAS–
CPM), with its Alternate I, requires
construction contractors to submit a
schedule of costs for work to be
performed under the contract. In
addition, if the contract includes
guarantee period services, Alternate I,
requires the contractor to submit
information on the total and itemized
costs of the guarantee period services
and to submit a performance plan/
program. The information is needed to
allow the contracting officer to
determine the correct amount to pay the
contractor as work progresses and to
properly proportion the amount paid for
guarantee period services. The
information is used by the contracting
officer to determine the correct amount
to pay the contractor; (6) VAAR clause
852.236–83, Payments under FixedPrice Construction Contracts (including
NAS–CPM), with its Alternate I,
requires construction contractors to
submit a schedule of costs for work to
be performed under the contract. In
addition, if the contract includes
guarantee period services, Alternate I,
requires the contractor to submit
information on the total and itemized
costs of the guarantee period services
and to submit a performance plan/
program. The information is needed to
allow the contracting officer to
determine the correct amount to pay the
contractor as work progresses and to
properly proportion the amount paid for
guarantee period services. The
contracting officer uses the information
to determine the correct amount to pay
the contractor. The difference between
this clause and the one above, 852.236–
83, is that this clause requires the
contractor to use a computerized
Network Analysis System (NAS) to
prepare the cost estimate. The
Information is necessary for the
Department of Veterans Affairs to
administer construction contracts and to
carry out its responsibility to construct,
maintain, and repair real property for
the department.
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. 142/Wednesday, July 26, 2017,
pages 34746 and 34747.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. Clause 852.236–72, Performance of
Work by the Contractor—60 hours.
b. Clause 852.236–80, Subcontracts
and Work Coordination—920 hours.

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c. Clause 852.236–84, Schedule of
Work Progress—1,828.5 hours.
d. Clause 852.236–88, Contract
Changes—729 hours.
e. Clause 852.236–82, Payments under
Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(without NAS–CPM), with its Alternate
I—1219 hours.
f. Clause 852.236.83, Payments under
Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(including NAS–CPM), with its
Alternate I—46 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
g. Clause 852.236–72, Performance of
Work by the Contractor—1 hour.
h. Clause 852.236–80, Subcontracts
and Work Coordination—10 hours.
i. Clause 852.236–84, Schedule of
Work Progress—1 hour.
j. Clause 852.236–88, Contract
Changes—3 hours.
k. Clause 852.236–82, Payments
under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (without NAS–CPM), with its
Alternate I—1 hour.
l. Clause 852.236–83, Payments under
Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(including NAS–CPM), with its
Alternate I—.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. Clause 852.236–72, Performance of
Work by the Contractor—60.
b. Clause 852.236–80, Subcontracts
and Work Coordination—92.
c. Clause 852.236–84, Schedule of
Work Progress—1,219.
d. Clause 852.236–88, Contract
Changes—243.
e. Clause 852.236–82, Payments under
Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(without NAS–CPM), with its Alternate
I—1,219.
f. Clause 852.236–83, Payments under
Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(including NAS–CPM), with its
Alternate I—92.
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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