Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public Contracts, 60108-60109 [2021-23604]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 207 / Friday, October 29, 2021 / Notices
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 4461, Application for Approval of
Standardized or Nonstandardized PreApproved Defined Contribution Plans;
Form 4461–A, Application for Approval
of Master or Prototype or Volume
Submitter Defined Benefit Plan; and,
Form 4461–B, Application for Approval
of Standardized or Nonstandardized
Pre-Approved Plans, and Form 4461–C,
Application for Approval of
Standardized or Nonstandardized 403(b)
Pre-Approved Plans.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 28, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this collection should be
directed to Paul Adams, (737) 800–6149,
at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet at paul.d.adams@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Form 4461, Application for
Approval of Standardized or
Nonstandardized Pre-Approved Defined
Contribution Plans; Form 4461–A,
Application for Approval of Master or
Prototype or Volume Submitter Defined
Benefit Plan; Form 4461–B, Application
for Approval of Standardized or
Nonstandardized Pre-Approved Plans;
and, Form 4461–C, Application for
Approval of Standardized or
Nonstandardized 403(b) Pre-Approved
Plans.
OMB Number: 1545–0169.
Form Numbers: Forms 4461, 4461–A,
4461–B, and 4461–C.
Abstract: The IRS uses these forms to
determine from the information
submitted whether the provider or mass
submitter of a pre-approved defined
contribution plan qualifies under
section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code for plan approval. The application
is also used to apply for approval of
their employee benefit plans of
standardized or nonstandardized preapproved plans under section 403(b)
and their related trust as exempt from
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Federal income tax under Code section
501(a).
Current Actions: There are changes to
the forms and burden estimates.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses:
3,380.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
hours, 58 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 37,092.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: October 25, 2021.
Paul Adams,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Solicitation of
Proposal Information for Award of
Public Contracts
Departmental Offices,
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other federal agencies to comment on
the proposed information collections
listed below, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 28,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, by
emailing
OfficeoftheProcurementExecutive@
treasury.gov. Please refer to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number 1505–0081.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to these programs,
please contact Steven Kvalevog by
emailing
OfficeoftheProcurementExecutive@
treasury.gov, or calling (202) 441–5171.
Additionally, you can view the
information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Solicitation of Proposal
Information for Award of Public
Contracts.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0081.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description: Treasury Bureaus and the
Office of the Procurement Executive
collect information when inviting firms
to submit proposals for public contracts
for supplies and services. The
information collection is necessary for
compliance with the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act (41
U.S.C. 251 et seq.), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR
chapter 1) and applicable acquisition
regulations. Information requested of
offerors is specific to each procurement
solicitation, and is required for Treasury
to properly evaluate the capabilities and
experience of potential contractors who
desire to provide the supplies or
services to be acquired.
Forms: None.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profits.
SUMMARY:
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
23,781.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 23,781.
Estimated Time per Response: 9
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 214,029.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of technology; and (e) estimates of
capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of services required to provide
information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: October 26, 2021.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0208]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: VA Form 6298, ArchitectEngineer Fee Proposal and VA Form
10101, Contractor Production Report
Office of Acquisition and
Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Office of Acquisition and
Logistics (OAL), 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
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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 December 28,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Bogdan Vaga, Office of Acquisition &
Logistics, Procurement Policy & Warrant
Management Services (003A2A),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420 or email to Bogdan.Vaga@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0208’’ in any correspondence. During
the comment period, comments may be
viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0208’’
in any correspondence.
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, OAL invites comments on:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of OAL’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
OAL’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: Department of Veterans Affairs
Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) VA
Form 6298, Architect-Engineer Fee
Proposal and VA Form 10101,
Contractor Production Report.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0208.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of Construction and
Facilities Management (CFM), manages
a multi-million-dollar construction
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program that involves the design and
construction of medical centers, and
other VA facilities including building
improvements and conversions. The
actual construction work is contracted
out to private construction firms. The
use of VA Form 6298, ArchitectEngineer Fee Proposal is mandatory for
obtaining the proposal and supporting
cost or pricing data from the contractor
and subcontractor in the negotiation of
all architect-engineer contracts for
design services when the contract price
is estimated to be $50,000 or more. It is
also used in obtaining proposals and
supporting cost or pricing data for
architect engineer services for research
study, seismic study, master planning
study, construction management and
other related services contracts. VA
Form 10101, Contractor Production
Report, is used to record the data
necessary to ensure the contractor
provides sufficient labor and materials
to accomplish the contract work.
Contractors are required to guarantee
the performance of the work necessary
to complete the project. VAAR 852.236–
79 details what needs to be addressed
by the contractor on the Contractor
Production Report. Failure to receive
information from the Contractor
Production Report could result in a
claim for non-performance and
construction delays against the
Government if the Government were
unable to collect this information to
administer the contract.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,341
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 264 minutes.
Frequency of Response: More than
quarterly.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
335.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0829]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Income and Asset Statement
in Support of Claim for Pension or
Parents’ DIC (VA Form 21P–0969)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of
Public Contracts
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 28,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, by emailing
[email protected]. Please refer to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1505-0081.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to these
programs, please contact Steven Kvalevog by emailing
[email protected], or calling (202) 441-
5171. Additionally, you can view the information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public
Contracts.
OMB Control Number: 1505-0081.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description: Treasury Bureaus and the Office of the Procurement
Executive collect information when inviting firms to submit proposals
for public contracts for supplies and services. The information
collection is necessary for compliance with the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR chapter 1) and applicable
acquisition regulations. Information requested of offerors is specific
to each procurement solicitation, and is required for Treasury to
properly evaluate the capabilities and experience of potential
contractors who desire to provide the supplies or services to be
acquired.
Forms: None.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profits.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,781.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 23,781.
Estimated Time per Response: 9 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 214,029.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
required to provide information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: October 26, 2021.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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