Notice2026-00763
Agency Information Collection Activity: Gray Market Clauses: 852.212-71 and 852.212-72
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Published
January 16, 2026
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 91, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 2276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00763]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0902]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Gray Market Clauses:
852.212-71 and 852.212-72
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: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Forrest Browne, 202-632-9677,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc9ab3aeaeb9afa8f29eaeb3abb2b99caabdf2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d690b9a4a4b3a5a2f894a4b9a1b8b396a0b7f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4117001113000137206f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="481e09181a09083e29662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
Title: Gray Market Clauses: 852.212-71 and 852.212-72.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0902. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a> (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR), section 812.301(f), Solicitation provisions and
contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial items, VA proposes
to continue using two clauses in solicitations and contracts for new
medical equipment, new medical supplies, new information technology
equipment, and maintenance of medical or information technology
equipment that includes replacement parts. These clauses prevent the
entrance into the VA supply chain of gray market and counterfeit
supplies and parts for such items. The two clauses are 852.212-71, Gray
Market and Counterfeit Items; and 852.212-72, Gray Market and
Counterfeit Items--Information Technology Maintenance Allowing Other-
than-New Parts.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,171 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Less than quarterly.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,342.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Shunda Willis,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt.) Office of Information
Technology, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-00763 Filed 1-15-26; 8:45 am]
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