Notice2026-05739
Agency Information Collection Activity: Gray Market Clauses: 852.212-71 and 852.212-72
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Published
March 25, 2026
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 91, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14635-14636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05739]
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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: 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 April 23, 2026.
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. 2900-0902.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow,
202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66302736342726100748010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="36607766647776405718515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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>.
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.
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 91 FR 2276, January 16, 2026.
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.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,342.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Shunda Willis,
Alternate, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology,
Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-05739 Filed 3-24-26; 8:45 am]
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