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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0418]

# AGENCY:

Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the 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 must be submitted on or before February 5, 2018.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Submit written comments on the collection of information through                         *www.Regulations.gov*, or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to                         *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.*                         Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0418” in any correspondence.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email                         *cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov.*                         Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0418” in any correspondence.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority:44 U.S.C. 3501-21.

*Title:*                     Department Of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Sections 809.504(d) and Clause 852.209-70.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0418.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Abstract:*                     VAAR section 809.504(d) and Clause 852.209-70 requires VA to determine whether or not to award a contract to a firm that might involve or result in a conflict of interest. VA uses the information to determine whether additional contract terms and conditions are necessary to mitigate the conflict. 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.                

                    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 82 FR 142 on July 26, 2017, pages 34748 and 34749.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     VAAR section 809-504(d) and VAAR clause 852.209-70—110 hours.                

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:*                     VAAR section 809-504(d) and VAAR clause 852.209-70—1 hour.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     VAAR section 809-504(d) and VAAR clause 852.209-70—102.                

By direction of the Secretary.

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,

Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 2018-00003 Filed 1-4-18; 8:45 am]

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