[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42820-42821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17030]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0589]
Agency Information Collection (Purchase of Shellfish) 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. 2900-0589'' 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. 2900-0589.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision
852.270-3, Shellfish.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0589.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VAAR clause 852.270-3, Purchase of Shellfish, requires
that a firm furnishing shellfish to VA must ensure that the shellfish
is packaged in a container that is marked with the packer's State
certificate number and State abbreviation. In addition, the firm must
ensure that the container is tagged
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or labeled indicating the name and address of the approved producer or
shipper, the name of the State of origin, and the certificate number of
the approved producer or shipper. The information is used to ensure
that shellfish purchased by VA comes from a State- and Federal-approved
and inspected source.
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 pages 22366-22367.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: .5 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 minute.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Dated: July 11, 2013.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-17030 Filed 7-16-13; 8:45 am]
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