Notice2022-21591
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards
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Published
October 5, 2022
Issuing agencies
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]
[Page 60442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21591]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0586]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry
Standards
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 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. 2900-0586.''
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#0f626e7d666d6a63216e7f60617b6a4f796e21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97faf6e5fef5f2fbb9f6e7f8f9e3f2d7e1f6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0586'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-72, Technical
Industry Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0586.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission seeks an
extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval No. 2900-
0586 for collection of information for both commercial and non-
commercial item, service, and construction solicitations and contracts
using VAAR Clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards, as
prescribed in CFR Title 48, Federal Acquisition Regulations System,
VAAR 811.204-70, Contract clause. VAAR clause 852.211-72, Technical
Industry Standards, requires that items offered for sale to VA under
the solicitation conform to certain technical industry standards, such
as United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the USDA
Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications (IMPS) and that the
contractor furnish evidence to VA that the items meet that requirement.
The evidence is normally in the form of a tag or seal affixed to the
item, such as a label on beef product. In most cases, this requires no
additional effort on the part of the contractor, as the items come from
the factory with the tags already in place, as part of the
manufacturer's standard manufacturing operation. Occasionally, for
items not already meeting standards or for items not previously tested,
a contractor will have to furnish a certificate from an acceptable
laboratory certifying that the- items furnished have been tested in
accordance with, and conform to, the specified standards. Only firms
whose products have not previously been tested to ensure the products
meet the industry standards required under the solicitation and
contract will be required to submit a separate certificate. The
information will be used to ensure that the items being purchased meet
minimum safety standards and to protect VA employees, VA beneficiaries,
and the public.
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 87FR45856 on July 29, 2022, pages 45856 to
45857.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 559 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One per contract.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,118.
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. 2022-21591 Filed 10-4-22; 8:45 am]
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