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Subcommittee Date Location 

Epidemiology ........................................................................................... November 28, 2017 ....................... * VA Central Office. 

Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences-A ................................................. November 28, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Nephrology .............................................................................................. November 28, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Oncology-E .............................................................................................. November 28, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Immunology & Dermatology-A ................................................................ November 29, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences-B ................................................. November 29, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Cardiovascular Studies-A ........................................................................ November 30, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Endocrinology-A ...................................................................................... November 30, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Neurobiology-C ........................................................................................ November 30, 2017 ....................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Neurobiology-A ........................................................................................ December 1, 2017 ......................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Neurobiology-E ........................................................................................ December 1, 2017 ......................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Endocrinology-B ...................................................................................... December 4, 2017 ......................... 20 F Conference Center, 

Neurobiology-B ........................................................................................ December 5, 2017 ......................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Special Panel for Sheep Review ............................................................ December 5, 2017 ......................... * VA Central Office. 

Neurobiology-F ........................................................................................ December 6, 2017 ......................... * VA Central Office. 

Cardiovascular Studies-B ........................................................................ December 7, 2017 ......................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Gastroenterology ..................................................................................... December 7, 2017 ......................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Neurobiology-D ........................................................................................ December 8, 2017 ......................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Gulf War Research .................................................................................. December 8, 2017 ......................... * VA Central Office. 

Special Emphasis Panel on Million Veteran Prog Proj ........................... January 11–12, 2018 ..................... 20 F Conference Center. 

Eligibility ................................................................................................... January 19, 2018 ........................... 20 F Conference Center. 

JBL/CS SMRB ......................................................................................... January 25, 2018 ........................... * VA Central Office. 

The addresses of the meeting sites are: 

20 F Conference Center, 20 F Street NW., Washington, DC. 

VA Central Office, 1100 First Street NE., Suite 600, Washington, DC. 

* Teleconference. 

The purpose of the subcommittees is 

to provide advice on the scientific 

quality, budget, safety and mission 

relevance of investigator-initiated 

research proposals submitted for VA 

merit review evaluation. Proposals 

submitted for review include various 

medical specialties within the general 

areas of biomedical, behavioral and 

clinical science research. 

These subcommittee meetings will be 

closed to the public for the review, 

discussion, and evaluation of initial and 

renewal research proposals, which 

involve reference to staff and consultant 

critiques of research proposals. 

Discussions will deal with scientific 

merit of each proposal and 

qualifications of personnel conducting 

the studies, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Additionally, premature disclosure of 

research information could significantly 

obstruct implementation of proposed 

agency action regarding the research 

proposals. As provided by subsection 

10(d) of Public Law 92–463, as amended 

by Public Law 94–409, closing the 

subcommittee meetings is in accordance 

with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). 

Those who would like to obtain a 

copy of the minutes from the closed 

subcommittee meetings and rosters of 

the subcommittee members should 

contact Holly Krull, Ph.D., Manager, 

Merit Review Program (10P9B), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420, at (202) 632–8522 or email at 

holly.krull@va.gov. 

Dated: September 29, 2017. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21376 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0422] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Acquisition 

Regulation (VAAR) Construction 

Provisions and Clauses 852.236–72, 

852.236.80, 852.236–82, 852.236–83, 

852.236–84 and 852.236–88 

AGENCY: The Office of Management 

(OM), Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Office of Management (OM), 

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 November 6, 2017. 

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. 2900–0422’’ 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. 2900–0422’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521. 

Title: Department of Veteran Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses 

852.236–72, 852.236.80, 852.236–82, 

852.236–83, 852.236–84 and 852.236– 

88. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0422. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: This collection of 

information contains the following six 

collections of information for the 

following Department of Veterans 

Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 

clauses: (1) VAAR clause 852.236–72, 

Performance of Work by the Contractor, 

requires contractors awarded a 

construction contract containing Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 

52.236–1, Performance of Work by the 

Contractor, to submit a statement 


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designating the branch or branches of 

contract work to be performed by the 

contractor’s own forces. The FAR clause 

requires the contractor to perform a 

minimum percentage of the work under 

the contract with its own forces. This 

VAAR clause implements this FAR 

clause by requiring the contractor to 

provide information to the contracting 

officer on just how the contractor 

intends to fulfill this contractual 

obligation. The information is used by 

the contracting officer to ensure that the 

contractor complies with the contract 

requirements; (2) VAAR clause 852.236– 

80, Subcontracts and Work 

Coordination requires construction 

contractors, on contracts involving 

complex mechanical-electrical work, to 

furnish coordination drawings showing 

the manner in which utility lines will fit 

into available space and relate to each 

other and to the existing building 

elements. The intent of this information 

is to promote carefully planned work 

sequencing and proper trade 

coordination on construction contracts, 

to assure expeditious solutions to 

problems, and to avoid or minimize 

additional costs to the contractor and 

the Government. The information is 

used by the contracting officer and the 

VA engineer assigned to the project to 

resolve any problems relating to the 

installation of utilities on construction 

contracts; (3) VAAR clause 852.236–84, 

Schedule of Work Progress, requires 

construction contractors, on contracts 

that do not require the use of a NAS, to 

submit a progress schedule. The 

information is used by the contracting 

officer to track the contractor’s progress 

under the contract and to determine 

whether or not the contractor is making 

satisfactory progress (4) VAAR clause 

852.236–88, Contract Changes, 

supplements FAR clause 52.243–4, 

Changes. FAR clause 52.243–4 

authorizes the contracting officer to 

order changes to a construction contract 

but does not specifically require the 

contractor to submit cost proposals for 

those changes. VAAR clause 852.236–88 

requires contractors to submit cost 

proposals for changes ordered by the 

contracting officer or for changes 

proposed by the contractor. This 

information is needed to allow the 

contracting officer and the contractor to 

reach a mutually acceptable agreement 

on how much to pay the contractor for 

the proposed changes to the contract. It 

is also used by the contracting officer to 

determine whether or not to authorize 

the proposed changes or whether or not 

additional or alternate changes are 

needed; (5) VAAR clause 852.236–82, 

Payments under Fixed-Price 

Construction Contracts (without NAS– 

CPM), with its Alternate I, requires 

construction contractors to submit a 

schedule of costs for work to be 

performed under the contract. In 

addition, if the contract includes 

guarantee period services, Alternate I, 

requires the contractor to submit 

information on the total and itemized 

costs of the guarantee period services 

and to submit a performance plan/ 

program. The information is needed to 

allow the contracting officer to 

determine the correct amount to pay the 

contractor as work progresses and to 

properly proportion the amount paid for 

guarantee period services. The 

information is used by the contracting 

officer to determine the correct amount 

to pay the contractor; (6) VAAR clause 

852.236–83, Payments under FixedPrice Construction Contracts (including 

NAS–CPM), with its Alternate I, 

requires construction contractors to 

submit a schedule of costs for work to 

be performed under the contract. In 

addition, if the contract includes 

guarantee period services, Alternate I, 

requires the contractor to submit 

information on the total and itemized 

costs of the guarantee period services 

and to submit a performance plan/ 

program. The information is needed to 

allow the contracting officer to 

determine the correct amount to pay the 

contractor as work progresses and to 

properly proportion the amount paid for 

guarantee period services. The 

contracting officer uses the information 

to determine the correct amount to pay 

the contractor. The difference between 

this clause and the one above, 852.236– 

83, is that this clause requires the 

contractor to use a computerized 

Network Analysis System (NAS) to 

prepare the cost estimate. The 

Information is necessary for the 

Department of Veterans Affairs to 

administer construction contracts and to 

carry out its responsibility to construct, 

maintain, and repair real property for 

the department. 

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 Vol. 82, 

No. 142/Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 

pages 34746 and 34747. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 

a. Clause 852.236–72, Performance of 

Work by the Contractor—60 hours. 

b. Clause 852.236–80, Subcontracts 

and Work Coordination—920 hours. 

c. Clause 852.236–84, Schedule of 

Work Progress—1,828.5 hours. 

d. Clause 852.236–88, Contract 

Changes—729 hours. 

e. Clause 852.236–82, Payments under 

Fixed-Price Construction Contracts 

(without NAS–CPM), with its Alternate 

I—1219 hours. 

f. Clause 852.236.83, Payments under 

Fixed-Price Construction Contracts 

(including NAS–CPM), with its 

Alternate I—46 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

g. Clause 852.236–72, Performance of 

Work by the Contractor—1 hour. 

h. Clause 852.236–80, Subcontracts 

and Work Coordination—10 hours. 

i. Clause 852.236–84, Schedule of 

Work Progress—1 hour. 

j. Clause 852.236–88, Contract 

Changes—3 hours. 

k. Clause 852.236–82, Payments 

under Fixed-Price Construction 

Contracts (without NAS–CPM), with its 

Alternate I—1 hour. 

l. Clause 852.236–83, Payments under 

Fixed-Price Construction Contracts 

(including NAS–CPM), with its 

Alternate I—.5 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

a. Clause 852.236–72, Performance of 

Work by the Contractor—60. 

b. Clause 852.236–80, Subcontracts 

and Work Coordination—92. 

c. Clause 852.236–84, Schedule of 

Work Progress—1,219. 

d. Clause 852.236–88, Contract 

Changes—243. 

e. Clause 852.236–82, Payments under 

Fixed-Price Construction Contracts 

(without NAS–CPM), with its Alternate 

I—1,219. 

f. Clause 852.236–83, Payments under 

Fixed-Price Construction Contracts 

(including NAS–CPM), with its 

Alternate I—92. 

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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