89 FR 57 pgs. 20536-20537 - Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 832.202–4, Security for Government Financing
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 57Pages: 20536 - 20537
Pages: 20536, 20537Docket number: [OMB Control No. 2900–0688]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024–06090 Filed 3–21–24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Veterans Affairs Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0688]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 832.202-4, Security for Government Financing
AGENCY:
Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service, Office of Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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:
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before May 21, 2024.
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ADDRESSES:
Submit written comments on the collection of information through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to Forrest R. Browne, Senior Procurement Analyst; Procurement Policy Service (PPS; 003A2A), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to Forrest.Browne@va.gov. Please refer to "OMB Control No. 2900-0688" in any correspondence. During the comment period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266-4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please refer to "OMB Control No. 2900-0688" in any correspondence.
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.
Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 832.202-4, Security for Government Financing.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0688.
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.
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.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-06090 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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