Notice2024-12150

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation, Security for Government Financing

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June 4, 2024

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Veterans Affairs Department

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service, Office of Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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 it includes the actual data collection instrument.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 48030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12150]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0688]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veterans 
Affairs Acquisition Regulation, Security for Government Financing

AGENCY: Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service, Office of 
Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, 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 Procurement Policy and Warrant 
Management Service, Office of Procurement Policy, Systems and 
Oversight, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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 it includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
by clicking on the following link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, 
select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'', then 
search the list for the information collection by Title or ``OMB 
Control No. 2900-0688.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 
202-461-8900, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a0c1b19150a1b0a1f080d150811081f1e0f1b190e3a0c1b541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b2d3a38342b3a2b3e292c342930293e3f2e3a382f1b2d3a753c342d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 832.202-4, 
Security for Government Financing.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0688 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Performance of the VA mission may require VA to provide 
advance payments to contractors. To comply with 41 U.S.C. 4505 
requiring the Government to obtain adequate security for Government 
financing, VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 832.202-4, Security for 
Government Financing specifies the type of information that the 
contracting officer may obtain to determine whether or not the 
offeror's financial condition constitutes adequate security. The 
information that is gathered under 832.202-4 will be used by the VA 
contracting officer to assess whether or not the contractor's overall 
financial condition represents adequate security to warrant paying the 
contractor in advance.
    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 89 FR 20536, March 22, 2024.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 424 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 1 per each solicitation.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 847.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-12150 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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