[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16041-16043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6682]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0422]
Agency Information Collection (VAAR Clauses 852.236-72, 852.236-
82, 852.236-83, 852.236-84 and 852.236-88) Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501--3521), 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 21, 2011.
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. 2900-0422'' 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) 461-0966 or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer to
``OMB Control No. 2900-0422.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44
U.S.C. 3501-3521), 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's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of OM'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
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collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Titles:
a. Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Clause 852.236-72, Performance of Work by the Contractor.
b. Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Alternate I to Clause 852.236-80, Subcontracts and Work Coordination.
c. Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Clause 852.236-82, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(without NAS), including Alternate 1.
d. Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Clause 852.236-83, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(with NAS), including Alternate 1.
e. Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Clause 852.236-84, Schedule of Work Progress.
f. Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Clause 852.236-88, Contract Changes, Supplements FAR Clause 52.243-4,
Changes.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0422.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The information contained Department of Veterans
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clauses 852.236-72, Alternate I to
852.236-80, 852.236-82, 852.236-83, 852.236-84, and 852.236-88 is
necessary for VA to administer construction contracts, and to carry out
its responsibility to construct, maintain and repair real property for
the Department.
a. 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, to submit a statement
designating the branch or branches of contract work to be performed by
the contractor's own forces. The VAAR clause implements the FAR clause
by requiring the contractor to provide information to the contracting
officer on how the contractor intends to fulfill this contractual
obligation. The contracting officer uses this information to ensure
that the contractor complies with the contract requirements.
b. Alternate I to Clause 852.236-80, Work Coordination, require
construction contractors, on contracts involving complex mechanical-
electrical work, to furnish coordination drawings showing the manner in
which utility lines will fit into available spaces and relate to each
other and to the existing building elements. The information is used by
the contracting officer and VA engineer assigned to the project to
resolve any problems relating to the installation of utilities on
construction contract.
c. VAAR Clause 852.236-82, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (without NAS), requires construction contractors to submit a
schedule of costs for work to be performed under the contract. If the
contract includes guarantee period services, Alternate I requires
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.
d. VAAR Clause 852.236-83, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (with NAS), requires construction contractors to submit a
schedule of costs for work to be performed under the contract. If the
contract includes guarantee period services, Alternate I requires
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
difference between this clause and the one above 852.236-82 is that
this clause requires the contractor to use a computerized Network
Analysis System (NAS) to prepare the cost estimate.
e. 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.
f. 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
proposal 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 cost proposals for changes are needed.
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 January 14, 2011, at pages 2759-2761.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. VAAR Clause 852.236-72, Performance of Work by the Contractor--
36 hours.
b. VAAR Alternate I to Clause 852.236-80, Subcontracts and Work
Coordination--1,190 hours.
c. VAAR Clause 852.236-82, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (without NAS), including Alternate 1--1,397 hours.
d. VAAR Clause 852.236-83, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (with NAS), including Alternate 1--59 hours.
e. VAAR Clause 852.236-84, Schedule of Work Progress--2,095 hours.
f. VAAR Clause 852.236-88, Contract Changes, Supplements FAR Clause
52.243-4, Changes--807 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:
a. VAAR Clause 852.236-72, Performance of Work by the Contractor--1
hour.
b. VAAR Alternate I to Clause 852.236-80, Subcontracts and Work
Coordination--10 hours.
c. VAAR Clause 852.236-82, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (without NAS), including Alternate 1--1 hour.
d. VAAR Clause 852.236-83, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (with NAS), including Alternate 1--30 minutes.
e. VAAR Clause 852.236-84, Schedule of Work Progress--1 hour.
f. VAAR Clause 852.236-88, Contract Changes, Supplements FAR Clause
52.243-4, Changes--3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. VAAR Clause 852.236-72, Performance of Work by the Contractor--
36.
b. VAAR Alternate I to Clause 852.236-80, Subcontracts and Work
Coordination--119.
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c. Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)
Clause 852.236-82, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts
(without NAS), including Alternate 1--1,397.
d. VAAR Clause 852.236-83, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction
Contracts (with NAS), including Alternate 1--119.
e. VAAR Clause 852.236-84, Schedule of Work Progress--1,397.
f. VAAR Clause 852.236-88, Contract Changes, Supplements FAR Clause
52.243-4, Changes--269.
Dated: March 17, 2011.
By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6682 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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