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By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28507 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0393] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Department of 

Veterans Affairs Acquisition 

Regulation (VAAR), Simplified 

Acquisition Procedures 

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. 2900–0393’’ 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.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0393’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Department of Veterans Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 

813, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0393. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: This request for an 

extension covers the competitive 

acquisition of commercial and noncommercial goods or services conducted 

under the simplified acquisition 

procedures of FAR Part 13 and VAAR 

Part 813 that exceed $25,000. The 

collection of procurement information is 

an integral part of the Federal 

acquisition process. VA cannot award 

contracts, issue purchase orders, or 

enter into blanket purchase agreements 

(BPAs) or other contract actions without 

the collection of information. The 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

contains PRA control numbers for the 

collection of information under FAR 

Parts 14, Sealed Bidding, and 15, 

Contracting by Negotiation. All VA 

invitations for bids (IFB) (i.e., sealed 

bids) and requests for proposals (RFPs) 

(i.e., negotiated) acquisitions exceeding 

$150,000 (or exceeding $7 million for 

commercial items) are conducted in 

accordance with FAR Parts 14 or 15 and 

are covered by the FAR PRA control 

numbers. In addition, many of VA’s 

commercial item acquisitions between 

$150,000 and $7 million are also 

conducted in accordance with FAR 

Parts 14 or 15. Therefore, the OMB PRA 

control numbers assigned to the FAR 

already cover VA acquisition activities 

under FAR Parts 14 and 15 and VAAR 

Parts 814 and 815. There are no separate 

collections of information in VAAR 

Parts 814 and 815 that are over and 

above those already required by the 

FAR. However, the FAR does not have 

an OMB PRA control number for Part 

13. Thus, this VAAR PRA number 

2900–0393 covers VA’s acquisition 

activities conducted under FAR Part 13 

and under VAAR Part 813, since those 

activities are not covered by a PRA 

number assigned to the FAR. 

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 

47080 on October 10, 2017, page 47080. 

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

Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR Part 

813—20,845 Burden Hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: VAAR Part 813—1 Hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

VAAR Part 813—20,845. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00001 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0779] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Hematologic and 

Lymphatic Conditions, Including 

Leukemia Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, Amyotrophic Lateral 

Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, 

Peripheral Nerve Conditions (Not 

Including Diabetic Sensory-Motor 

Peripheral Neuropathy) Disability 

Benefits Questionnaire, Persian Gulf 

and Afghanistan Infectious Diseases 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, 

Tuberculosis Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, Kidney Conditions 

(Nephrology) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, Male Reproductive 

Organ Conditions Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, Prostate Cancer 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, 

Eating Disorders Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, Mental Disorders (other 

than PTSD and Eating Disorders) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, 

Review Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(PTSD) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

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 


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omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0779’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 

Records Service (005R1B), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, 

(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0779’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Hematologic and Lymphatic 

Conditions, Including Leukemia 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960B–2), Amyotrophic 

Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960C–2), Peripheral Nerve 

Conditions (Not Including Diabetic 

Sensory-Motor Peripheral Neuropathy) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960C–10), Persian Gulf and 

Afghanistan Infectious Diseases 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960I–1), Tuberculosis 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960I–6), Kidney Conditions 

(Nephrology) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire (VA Form 21–0960J–1), 

Male Reproductive Organ Conditions 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960J–2), Prostate Cancer 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960J–3), Eating Disorders 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960P–1), Mental Disorders 

(other than PTSD and Eating Disorders) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960P–2), Review Post 

Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire (VA 

Form 21–0960P–3). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0779. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0960 series is 

used to gather necessary information 

from a claimant’s treating physician 

regarding the results of medical 

examinations. VA gathers medical 

information related to the claimant that 

is necessary to adjudicate the claim for 

VA disability benefits. The Disability 

Benefit Questionnaire title will include 

the name of the specific disability for 

which it will gather information. VAF 

21–0960B–2, Hematologic and 

Lymphatic Conditions, Including 

Leukemia Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

any hematologic or lymphatic 

condition; VAF 21–0960C–2, 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou 

Gehrig’s Disease) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; VAF 21– 

0960C–10, Peripheral Nerve Conditions 

(Not Including Diabetic Sensory-Motor 

Peripheral neuropathy) Disability 

Benefits Questionnaire, will gather 

information related to the claimant’s 

diagnosis of a peripheral nerve disorder; 

VAF 21–0960I–1, Persian Gulf and 

Afghanistan Infectious Diseases 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, will 

gather information related to the 

claimant’s diagnosis of an infectious 

disease due to service in the Persian 

Gulf or Afghanistan; VAF 210960–I–6, 

Tuberculosis Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

tuberculosis; VAF 21–0960J–1, Kidney 

Conditions (Nephrology) Disability 

Benefits Questionnaire, will gather 

information related to the claimant’s 

diagnosis of kidney disease; VAF 21– 

0960J–2, Male Reproductive Organ 

Conditions Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of a 

condition affecting the male 

reproductive organ; VAF 21–0960J–3, 

Prostate Cancer Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

prostate cancer; VAF 21–0960P–1, 

Eating Disorders Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of an 

eating disorder; VAF 21–0960P–2, 

Mental Disorders (other than PTSD and 

Eating Disorders) Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire will gather information 

related to the claimant’s diagnosis of 

any mental disorder with the exception 

of PTSD; VAF 21–0960P–3, Review Post 

Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

Disability Benefits Questionnaire, will 

gather information related to the 

claimant’s diagnosis of PTSD. 

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 

74 on April 19, 2017, pages 18538 and 

18540. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 127,917 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 25 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

307,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28510 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0622] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Department of 

Veterans Affairs Acquisition 

Regulation (VAAR), Buy American Act 

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. 2900–0622’’ 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.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0622’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Department Of Veterans Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 

852.236–89, Buy American Act. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0622. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Buy American Act 

requires that only domestic construction 


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