[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 42593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17006]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0585]
Agency Information Collection (Brand Name or Equal) Activities
Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of
Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs, has
submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection
instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to ``OMB
Control No. 2900-0585'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492, or email
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0585.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-77, Brand Name or Equal (was 852.210-
77).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0585.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VAAR clause 852.211-77 advises bidders or offerors who
are proposing to offer an item that is alleged to be equal to the brand
name item stated in the bid, that it is the bidder's or offeror's
responsibility to show that the item offered is in fact, equal to the
brand name item. This evidence may be in the form of descriptive
literature or material, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other
information. While submission of the information is voluntary, failure
to provide the information may result in rejection of the firm's bid or
offer if the Government cannot otherwise determine that the item
offered is equal. The contracting officer will use the information to
evaluate whether or not the item offered meets the specification
requirements.
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 on April 11, 2013, at pages 21711-21712.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,666 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Dated: July 11, 2013.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-17006 Filed 7-15-13; 8:45 am]
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