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‘‘OMB Control No. ‘‘2900–0623’’ 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, OM invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of OM 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of OM 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: Under the PRA of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521). 

Title: Department of Veteran Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 

852.236–91. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0623. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VAAR Clause 852.236–91 

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. 

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

Estimated Annual Burden: 

a. VAAR clause 852.236–91—778 

Hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. VAAR clause 852.236–91 for 

Qualified Data—.5 hour. 

b. VAAR clause 852.236–91 for 

Weather Data—1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

a. VAAR clause 852.236–91 for 

Qualified Data—1516. 

b. VAAR clause 852.236–91 for 

Weather Data—20. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality and Compliance, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0590] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Department of Veteran Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 

Clauses 852.237–7, Indemnification 

and Medical Liability Insurance; 

852.228–71, Indemnification and 

Medical Liability Insurance; and 

852.207–70, Report of Employment 

Under Commercial Activities 

AGENCY: The Office of Management 

(OM), Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

(OM), 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 November 20, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Ricky Clark, Office Of Acquisition and 

Logistics (003A2A), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

Ricky.Clark@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. ‘‘2900–0590’’ 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, OMB invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of OM 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of OM 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: Under the PRA of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521). 

Title: Department of Veteran Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses 

852.237–7, Indemnification and Medical 

Liability Insurance; 852.228–71, 

Indemnification and Medical Liability 

Insurance; and 852.207–70, Report of 

Employment Under Commercial 

Activities. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0590. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VAAR clause 852.237–7, 

Indemnification and Medical Liability 

Insurance, is used in lieu of Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 

52.237–7, Indemnification and Medical 

Liability Insurance, in solicitations and 

contracts for the acquisition of nonpersonal health care services. It requires 

the apparent successful bidder/offeror, 

upon the request of the contracting 

officer, prior to contract award, to 

furnish evidence of insurability of the 

offeror and/or all health-care providers 

who will perform under the contract. In 

addition, the clause requires the 

contractor, prior to commencement of 

services under the contract, to provide 

Certificates of Insurance or insurance 

policies evidencing that the firm 

possesses the types and amounts of 

insurance required by the solicitation. 

The information is required in order to 

protect VA by ensuring that the firm to 

which award may be made and the 

individuals who may provide health 

care services under the contract are 

insurable and that, following award, the 

contractor and its employees will 

continue to possess the types and 

amounts of insurance required by the 

solicitation. It helps ensure that VA will 

not be held liable for any negligent acts 

of the contractor or its employees and 


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ensures that VA and VA beneficiaries 

will be protected by adequate insurance 

coverage. 

VAAR clause 852.228–71, 

Indemnification and Insurance, is used 

in solicitations for vehicle or aircraft 

services. It requires the apparent 

successful bidder/offeror, prior to 

contract award, to furnish evidence that 

the firm possesses the types and 

amounts of insurance required by the 

solicitation. This evidence is in the form 

of a certificate from the firm’s insurance 

company. The information is required to 

protect VA by ensuring that the firm to 

which award will be made possesses the 

types and amounts of insurance 

required by the solicitation. It helps 

ensure that VA will not be held liable 

for any negligent acts of the contractor 

and ensures that VA beneficiaries and 

the public are protected by adequate 

insurance coverage. 

VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of 

Employment Under Commercial 

Activities, is used in solicitations for 

commercial items and services where 

the work is currently being performed 

by VA employees and where those 

employees might be displaced as a 

result of an award to a commercial firm. 

The clause requires contractors awarded 

such contracts to provide, within 5 days 

of contract award, a list of employment 

openings, including salaries and 

benefits, and blank job application 

forms. The clause also requires the 

contractor, prior to the contract start 

date, to report: The names of adversely 

affected Federal employees offered 

employment openings; the date the offer 

was made; a description of the position; 

the date of acceptance and the effective 

date of employment; the date of 

rejection if an employee rejected an 

offer; the salary and benefits contained 

in any rejected offer; and the names of 

employees who applied for but were not 

offered employment and the reasons for 

withholding offers to those employees. 

In addition, the clause requires the 

contractor, during the first 90 days of 

contract performance, to report the 

names of all persons hired or terminated 

under the contract. The information will 

be used by the contracting officer to 

monitor and ensure compliance by the 

contractor with the requirements of FAR 

clause 52.207–3, Right of First Refusal 

of Employment. 

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. 

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

Estimated Annual Burden: 

a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7, 

Indemnification and Medical Liability 

Insurance—750 hours. 

b. VAAR clause 852.228–71, 

Indemnification and Insurance—250 

hours. 

c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of 

Employment Under Commercial 

Activities—15 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7, 

Indemnification and Medical Liability 

Insurance—30 minutes. 

b. VAAR clause 852.228–71, 

Indemnification and Insurance—30 

minutes. 

c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of 

Employment Under Commercial 

Activities—30 minutes per report. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7, 

Indemnification and Medical Liability 

Insurance—1 per each contract 

awarded. 

b. VAAR clause 852.228–71, 

Indemnification and Insurance—1 per 

each contract awarded. 

c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of 

Employment Under Commercial 

Activities—3 reports per contract 

awarded. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

a. VAAR Clause 852.237–7, 

Indemnification and Medical Liability 

Insurance—1500. 

b. VAAR clause 852.228–71, 

Indemnification and Insurance—500. 

c. VAAR clause 852.207–70, Report of 

Employment Under Commercial 

Activities—10. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality and Compliance, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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AFFAIRS 

Special Medical Advisory Group; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that the 

Special Medical Advisory Group will 

meet on October 18, 2017, at the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA 

Central Office, 810 Vermont Ave, 

Washington, DC 20420, Conference 

Room 230 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

ET. The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Group is to advise 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 

Under Secretary for Health on the care 

and treatment of Veterans, and other 

matters pertinent to the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA). 

The agenda for the meeting will 

include a review of the CARE Plan, 

Health Improvement Center, and a 

review of the Manchester investigation. 

Thirty (30) minutes will be allocated 

at the end of the meeting for receiving 

oral presentations from the public. 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements for review by the 

Committee to Jeff Harp at the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office 

of Under Secretary for Health (10), 

Veterans Health Administration, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420, phone 202–461–7016 or by email 

at VASMAGDFO@va.gov. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend the meeting or seeking additional 

information should email 

VASMAGDFO@va.gov. All persons 

attending the meeting will go through 

security screening, please bring photo 

I.D. Because the meeting is being held 

in a government building, a photo I.D. 

must be presented at the Guard’s Desk 

as a part of the clearance process. Due 

to security protocols and to prevent 

delays in clearance processing, you 

should allow an additional 30 minutes 

before the meeting begins. 

Dated: September 14, 2017. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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Genomic Medicine Program Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that the 

Genomic Medicine Program Advisory 

Committee will meet on November 2, 

2017 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1225 

First Street NE., Washington, District of 

Columbia, 20002. The meeting will 

convene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:00 

p.m. The meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on using genetic 

information to optimize medical care for 

Veterans and to enhance development 

of tests and treatments for diseases 

particularly relevant to Veterans. 


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