[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 70283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27855]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-CVE Verification]


Agency Information Collection--Center for Verification and 
Evaluation (CVE) Verification Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), 
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 OSDBU, 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: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before December 26, 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--
CVE Verification'' 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--CVE 
Verification.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: CVE Verification.
    OMB Control Number: 2900--NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization (OSDBU) CVE is required to measure the effectiveness of 
different stages of the afore-mentioned verification process and how it 
fulfills Veterans' needs. The stages to be measured are the pre-
application, post-determination, and exit. To collect this processing 
information, CVE will solicit voluntary opinions of verification 
applicants. The results will be used to improve different areas of this 
program.
    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 August 24, 2014, (79 FR 51397).
    Affected Public: Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business 
(SDVOSB) owners and Veteran-owned small business (VOSB) owners that 
have gone through the verification process (pre-application, post-
determination, or exit stages).
    Estimated Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Every other year (the verification status 
lasts for 2 years).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250 per month (3,000 per year).

    Dated: November 20, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-27855 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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