698 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 4 / Friday, January 5, 2018 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0418] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Department of 

Veterans Affairs Acquisition 

Regulation (VAAR) 

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.harveypryor@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 forprofit 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0704] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: DoD Referral to Integrated 

Disability Evaluation System (IDES) 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, 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 March 6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0704’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

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, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’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: DoD Referral to Integrated 

Disability Evaluation System (IDES) (VA 

Form 21–0819). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0704. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0819 is used to 

gather the necessary information to 

determine eligibility for active duty 

service members who may be eligible 

for DoD Disability Evaluation Board and 

VA compensation. Without this 

information, determination of 

entitlement would not be possible. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14,000. 


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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] 

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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. 

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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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