[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 58558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20343]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0588]


Proposed Information Collection (Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 
Provision 852.211-71, Special Notice); Activity: Comment Request

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), the Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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 September 26, 2016.

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-
0588'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email 
[email protected] . Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0588.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 
852.211-71, Special Notice.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0588.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: VAAR provision 852.211-71 is used only in VA's telephone 
system acquisition solicitations and requires the contractor, after 
award of the contract, to submit descriptive literature on the 
equipment the contractor intends to furnish to show how that equipment 
meets the specification requirements of the solicitation. The 
information is needed to ensure that the equipment proposed by the 
contractor meets the specification requirements. Failure to require the 
information could result in the installation of equipment that does not 
meet contract requirements, with significant loss to the contractor if 
the contractor subsequently had to remove the equipment and furnish 
equipment that did meet the specification requirements. The contracting 
officer will use the information to evaluate whether or not the item 
offered meets the specification requirements.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Business or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 875 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 300 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 175.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Program Specialist, Office of Privacy and Records Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-20343 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P