Notice2022-16289
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Construction Provisions and Clauses
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Published
July 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 45853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16289]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0422]
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Acquisition Regulation
(VAAR) Construction Provisions and Clauses
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before September 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>
or to Bogdan Vaga, Office of Acquisition & Logistics, Procurement
Policy & Warrant Management Services (003A2A), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#682a070f0c0906463e090f09281e09460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e6c41494a4f4000784f494f6e584f00494158">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0422'' in
any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed
online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3ded2c1dad1d6df9dd2c3dcddc7d6f3c5d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84e9e5f6ede6e1e8aae5f4ebeaf0e1c4f2e5aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0422'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, OAL invites
comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of OAL's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of OAL's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Construction Provisions and
Clauses.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0422.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission seeks
renewal without changes of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval No. 2900-0422 for five collections of information for the
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) clauses,
as follows:
<bullet> Clause 852.232-70, Payment Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (without NAS-CPM), requires construction contractors, without
NAS-CPM, to submit a schedule of costs for work to be performed under
the contract.
<bullet> Clause 852.232-71, Payment Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (including NAS-CPM), requires construction contractors,
including NAS-CPM, to submit a schedule of costs for work to be
performed under the contract.
<bullet> Clause 852.236-72, Performance of Work by the Contractor,
requires contractors awarded a construction contract containing Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.236-1, Performance of Work by
the Contractor, to submit a statement designating the branch or
branches of contract work to be performed by the contractor's own
forces.
<bullet> Clause 852.236-80, Subcontracts and Work Coordination,
requires construction contractors, on contracts involving complex
mechanical-electrical work, to furnish coordination drawings showing
the manner in which utility lines will fit into available space and
relate to each other and to the existing building elements.
<bullet> Clause 852.243-70, Construction Contract Changes-
Supplement, requires contractors to submit cost proposals for changes
ordered by the contracting officer or for changes proposed by the
contractor.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,974 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 105 minutes.
Frequency of Response: More than quarterly.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,706.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-16289 Filed 7-28-22; 8:45 am]
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