Notice2022-21585

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Construction Provisions and Clauses

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Published
October 5, 2022

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Veterans Affairs Department

Abstract

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), 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 and includes the actual data collection instrument.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60442-60443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21585]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0422]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that the

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Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), 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 and includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0422.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave., 
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82efe3f0ebe0e7eeace3f2edecf6e7c2f4e3ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce1edfee5eee9e0a2edfce3e2f8e9ccfaeda2ebe3fa">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0422'' in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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.
    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 at 87 FR 45853 on July 29, 2022, page 45853.
    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. 2022-21585 Filed 10-4-22; 8:45 am]
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