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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93907-93908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27863]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0587]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 
Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals

AGENCY: Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service (PPS), Office 
of Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, 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

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1995, this notice announces that the Procurement Policy and Warrant 
Management Service, Office of Procurement Policy, Systems and 
Oversight, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 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 collection and 
its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATES: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by December 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection, please type the following link into your 
browser: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, select ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'', then search the list for the 
information collection by Title or ``OMB Control No. 2900-0587.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA PRA information: VA PRA Clearance 
Office, 202-461-8900, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: VAAR Clause 852.211-70, Equipment Operation and Maintenance 
Manuals.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0587 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 
852.211-70, Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals, in 
solicitations and contracts for technical medical equipment, and other 
technical and mechanical equipment and devices where the requiring 
activity determines manuals are a necessary requirement for operation 
and maintenance of the equipment. Contractors are required to furnish 
both operation manuals and maintenance/repair manuals with the 
equipment provided to the Government. This clause sets forth those 
requirements and the minimum standards those manuals must meet to be 
acceptable. Generally, this is the same operation manual furnished with 
each piece of equipment sold to the general public and the same repair 
manual used by company technicians in repairing the company's 
equipment. The cost of the manuals is included in the contract price or 
listed as separately priced line items on the purchase order. The 
operation manual will be used by the individual actually operating the 
equipment to ensure proper operation and cleaning. The repair manual 
will be used by VA equipment repair staff to repair the equipment.
    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 89FR76193, September 17, 2024.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 745 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,337.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data 
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-27863 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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