[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 42821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17016]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0586]


Agency Information Collection (Technical Industry Standards) 
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 Materiel Management, 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; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 16, 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. 2900-0586'' in any correspondence.
    For Further Information or a Copy of the Submission 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. 2900-0586.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 
852.211-72 (formerly 852.211-75), Technical Industry Standards.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0586.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: VAAR provision 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards, 
requires items offered for sale to VA under the solicitation conform to 
certain technical industry standards, such as Underwriters Laboratory 
(UL) or the National Fire Protection Association. Contractor must 
furnish evidence to VA stating that the items meet the requirements. 
The evidence can be in a tag or seal affixed to the item, such as the 
UL tag on an electrical cord or a tag on a fire-rated door. Items that 
do not meet the standards or not previously tested must come with a 
certificate from an acceptable laboratory certifying that the items 
furnished were tested in accordance with, and conform to, the specified 
standards.
    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 15, 2013, at page 22366.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,225 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,450.

    Dated: July 11, 2013.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-17016 Filed 7-16-13; 8:45 am]
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