[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-923]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0393]
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Acquisitions and Materiel Management, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Acquisitions and Materiel Management (OA&MM),
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 reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has expired, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the
information needed to determine whom to award contracts or with whom to
enter into blanket purchase agreements.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
of information should be received on or before March 14, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to
Donald E. Kaliher, Office of Acquisitions and Materiel Management
(95A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20420. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0393'' in
any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald E. Kaliher at (202) 273-8819.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44
U.S.C., 3501-3520), 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, OA&MM
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of OA&MM's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of OA&MM'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: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 813.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0393.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Abstract: VA issues requests for quotations (RFQs) under the
procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 and VAAR
Part 813 for the acquisition of the goods and services necessary to
operate the Department. In addition, VA requests information from
vendors for the purpose of establishing blanket purchase agreements
(BPAs). Any individual or business wishing to submit an offer on an RFQ
or respond to a request for the establishment of a BPA may do so. VA
will use the information to determine to which business or individual
VA should issue a purchase order for the acquisition of goods or
services or to determine with which business or individual VA should
establish a BPA. This collection of information covers only those
acquisition-related actions conducted under the procedures of FAR Part
13 and VAAR Part 813 that affect 10 or more persons and are, therefore,
subject to the PRA. Such actions include open market competitive
acquisitions between $25,000 and $100,000 and, for commercial items,
acquisitions between $100,000 and $5 million where simplified
procedures are used.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals and
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,650 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,650.
Dated: December 23, 1999.
By direction of the Secretary.
Sandra McIntyre,
Program Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-923 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am]
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