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###### Department of Veterans Affairs

          - [OMB Control No. 2900-0586]

# AGENCY:

Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management, 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before June 23, 2010.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Submit written comments on the collection of information through                         *http://**www.Regulations.gov;*                         or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0586” in any correspondence.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT:

                        Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail:                         *denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov.*                         Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0586.”                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title:*                     Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Provision 852.211-75, Technical Industry Standards.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     2900-0586.                

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

*Abstract:*                     VAAR provision 852.211-75, Technical Industry Standards, requires that items offered for sale to VA under the solicitation conform to certain technical industry standards, such as Underwriters Laboratory (UL) or the National Fire Protection Association, and that the contractor furnish evidence to VA that the items meet that requirement. The evidence is normally in the form of a tag or seal affixed to the item, such as the UL tag on an electrical cord or a tag on a fire-rated door. This requires no additional effort on the part of the contractor, as the items come from the factory with the tags already in place, as part of the manufacturer's standard manufacturing operation. Occasionally, for items not already meeting standards or for items not previously tested, a contractor will have to furnish a certificate from an acceptable laboratory certifying that the items furnished have been tested in accordance with, and conform to, the specified standards. Only firms whose products have not previously been tested to ensure the products meet the industry standards required under the solicitation will be required to submit a separate certificate. The information will be used to ensure that the items being purchased meet minimum safety standards and to protect VA employees, VA beneficiaries, and the public.                

                    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 on March 18, 2010, at pages 13209-13210.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for profit.                

*Estimated Annual Burden:*                     50 hours.                

*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:*                     30 minutes.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     100.                

Dated: May 19, 2010.

By direction of the Secretary.

Denise McLamb,

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.

[FR Doc. 2010-12430 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am]

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