[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 21351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08517]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0675]


Agency Information Collection (VetBiz Vendor Information Pages 
Verification Program) Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, 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. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 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 May 15, 2014.

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 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0675'' 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. 2900-0675.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: VetBiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program, VA 
Form 0877.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0675.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Vendor Information Pages will be used to assist 
federal agencies in identifying small businesses owned and controlled 
by Veterans and service-connected disable Veterans. This information is 
necessary to ensure that Veteran own businesses are given the 
opportunity to participate in Federal contracts and receive contract 
solicitations information automatically. VA will use the data collected 
on VA Form 0877 to verify small businesses as Veteran-owned or service-
disabled Veteran-owned.
    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 January 29, 2014, at pages 4814-4815.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.

    Dated: April 10, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-08517 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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