Notice2025-20558
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Acquisition Regulation Clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards
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Published
November 21, 2025
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 (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 and its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 223 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 52793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20558]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0586]
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Acquisition Regulation
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 (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 and its expected cost and burden, and it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection should be sent by December 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, please type the following link into your
browser: <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. 2900-0586.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow,
202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b6d7a6b697a7b4d5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1a7b0a1a3b0b18790df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: VA Acquisition Regulation Clause 852.211-72, Technical
Industry Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0586 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>.
Type of Review: Extension without change 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 VA Acquisition Regulation (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) Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications, 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 beneficiaries and VA
employees.
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 this collection of
information was published at 90 FR 44904, September 17, 2025.
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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-20558 Filed 11-20-25; 8:45 am]
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