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VA PRA information: VA PRA
Clearance Office, 202–461–8900,
vacopaperworkreduact@va.gov.
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, VHA invites
comments on: (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VHA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VHA’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.
Title: Nonprofit Research and
Education Corporations (NPCs)—
Annual Report, Remediation Plans &
Assessment Questionnaires (VA Forms
10–10073, 10–10073A, 10–10073B, and
10–10073C).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0783.
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch (Once at this link, you can
enter the OMB Control Number to find
the historical versions of this
Information Collection).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Federal law at 38 U.S.C.
7366, Accountability and Oversight,
states ‘‘(b) each such corporation (NPC)
shall submit to the Secretary
(Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA))
an annual report providing a detailed
statement of its operations, activities,
and accomplishments during that year.’’
The individual NPC annual reports are
combined into one NPC Annual Report
to Congress. VA oversight of NPCs
includes reviews, audits, selfassessments, and remediation plans.
This information collection is used for
oversight of NPCs and includes the
following:
a. NPC Annual Report Template, VA
Form 10–10073
b. NPC Audit Actions Items
Remediation Plans, VA Form 10–
10073A
c. NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire,
VA Form 10–10073B
d. NPPO Operations Oversight
Questionnaire, VA Form 10–10073C

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NPC Annual Report Template, VA
Form 10–10073
Since 1988, when the enabling
legislation for the NPCs was passed,
annual reports have been obtained from
each NPC and combined into an NPC
Annual Report to Congress. Congress
uses the combined NPC Annual Report
to Congress to monitor the progress of
the overall NPC program it created. The
NPC Annual Report to Congress is also
used by top-level VA executives to
evaluate the program and to recommend
changes where needed. VHA’s
Nonprofit Oversight Board and the
Nonprofit Program Office (NPPO) use
both the combined NPC Annual Report
to Congress and the individual NPC
Annual Report Templates to monitor
and oversee the NPCs. Trend analyses
and other financial information are
analyzed for each NPC and judgments
made about each NPC’s progress,
financial viability, stewardship of
assets, and accomplishments.
NPC Audit Actions Items Remediation
Plans, VA Form 10–10073A
The NPC Audit Action Items
Remediation Plans information
collection is used to review the NPCs’
remedies for audit deficiencies and
recommendations. The major objective
of the information collection is to help
ensure proper corrective action. If any of
the remediation plans submitted are
inadequate, then the NPPO will make
recommendations for sound, workable
remedies.
NPPO Internal Control Questionnaire,
VA Form 10–10073B

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used as a voluntary self-assessment by
the NPCs.
VHA does not anticipate any changes
to the annual number of responses or
burden hours. However, there are some
minor updates to the forms for
clarification and to comply with current
guidance on standard PRA language.
Total Annual Burden: 858 hours.
Total Annual Responses: 300.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. NPC Annual Report Template—301
hours.
b. NPC Audit Actions Items
Remediation Plans—84 hours.
c. NPPO Internal Control
Questionnaire—344 hours.
d. NPPO Operations Oversight
Questionnaire—129 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Per
Respondent:
a. NPC Annual Report Template—210
minutes.
b. NPC Audit Actions Items
Remediation Plans—120 minutes.
c. NPPO Internal Control
Questionnaire—240 minutes.
d. NPPO Operations Oversight
Questionnaire—90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once
annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. NPC Annual Report Template—86.
b. NPC Audit Actions Items
Remediation Plans—42.
c. NPPO Internal Control
Questionnaire—86.
d. NPPO Operations Oversight
Questionnaire—86.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

The NPPO Internal Control
Questionnaire, or portions of it, will be
used in conducting reviews, audits, and
investigations of the NPCs. The major
objective of the questionnaire is to
uncover weaknesses and lapses in
internal controls. The NPPO will then
make recommendations for improved
internal controls wherever there are
weaknesses or lapses. The questionnaire
also may be used as a voluntary selfassessment by the NPCs.

Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

NPPO Operations Oversight
Questionnaire, VA Form 10–10073C

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Equipment
Operation and Maintenance Manuals

The NPPO Operations Oversight
Questionnaire, or portions of it, will be
used in conducting operational reviews
of the NPCs. The major objective of the
questionnaire is to uncover operating
problems and areas that need
improvement. The NPPO will then
make recommendations for operations
improvements wherever problems or
opportunities for improvement are
found. The questionnaire also may be

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0587]

Procurement Policy and
Warrant Management Service (PPS),
Office of Procurement Policy, Systems
and Oversight, Office of Acquisition and
Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

SUMMARY:

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1995, this notice announces that the
Procurement Policy and Warrant
Management Service, Office of
Procurement Policy, Systems and
Oversight, Office of Acquisition and
Logistics, 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 and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent by
December 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To submit comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection, please type the
following link into your browser:
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open
for Public Comments’’, then search the
list for the information collection by
Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0587.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA
PRA information: VA PRA Clearance
Office, 202–461–8900,
vacopaperworkreduact@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: VAAR Clause 852.211–70,
Equipment Operation and Maintenance
Manuals.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0587
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The contracting officer shall
insert the clause at 852.211–70,
Equipment Operation and Maintenance
Manuals, in solicitations and contracts
for technical medical equipment, and
other technical and mechanical
equipment and devices where the
requiring activity determines manuals
are a necessary requirement for
operation and maintenance of the
equipment. Contractors are required to
furnish both operation manuals and
maintenance/repair manuals with the
equipment provided to the Government.
This clause sets forth those
requirements and the minimum
standards those manuals must meet to
be acceptable. Generally, this is the
same operation manual furnished with
each piece of equipment sold to the
general public and the same repair
manual used by company technicians in
repairing the company’s equipment. The
cost of the manuals is included in the
contract price or listed as separately
priced line items on the purchase order.
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the individual actually operating the
equipment to ensure proper operation
and cleaning. The repair manual will be
used by VA equipment repair staff to
repair the equipment.
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
89FR76193, September 17, 2024.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 745 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 2 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22,337.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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
Notice of Plans for Department of
Veterans Affairs to Assess Exposures
and Conditions of Interest for Veterans
Who Served At Karshi-Khanabad Air
Base and To Solicit Public Comment
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) announces that it plans to
conduct an assessment of scientific
literature and historical claims data to
determine whether there is an
association between military
environmental exposure to toxic
substances related to military service at
Camp Stronghold Freedom in KarshiKhanabad (K2) in Uzbekistan from 2001
to 2005 and medical conditions. VA
entered into an agreement with the
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention’s Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry and
published a Report to Congress in 2022
that identified the known health
consequences associated with the
identified toxic substances, chemicals,
and airborne hazards at K2. As part of
a continuing effort to assess the health
risks that may be associated with
military service at K2, VA is soliciting
public comment on environmental
exposures at K2 and medical conditions
developed by Veterans who served

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there. This notice provides an
opportunity for Veterans, caregivers,
survivors, and the public to share
relevant information with VA to inform
decisions regarding presumptive
benefits that could impact the roughly
16,000 Veterans who served at K2.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted through www.regulations.gov.
Except as provided below, comments
received before the close of the
comment period will be available as
soon as possible after they have been
received at www.regulations.gov for
public viewing, inspection, or copying,
including any personally identifiable or
confidential business information that is
included in a comment. VA will not
post public comments that make threats
to individuals or institutions or suggest
that the commenter will take actions to
harm an individual. VA encourages
individuals not to submit duplicative
comments. We will post comments from
multiple unique commenters even if the
content is identical or nearly identical
to other comments. Any public
comment received after the comment
period’s closing date is considered late
and will not be considered in any
potential future rulemaking.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter D. Rumm, M.D., MPH, Director of
Policy, Health Outcomes Military
Exposures, Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420, at 202–461–
7297. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Camp
Stronghold Freedom was established at
a former Soviet Air Base in K2 located
in Southwest Uzbekistan in October
2001 and occupied by U.S. forces
through the middle of 2005. During this
period, several environmental site
surveys were conducted by the
Department of Defense (DOD) to assess
contaminants that could impact the
operational readiness of U.S. military
operations and the safety of U.S. forces
that deployed to K2. These surveys
identified several contaminants, such as
dust and particulate matter,
underground jet fuel plumes, surface
dirt with traces of asbestos, depleted
uranium, benzene, chromium, and
others. The Public Health website of the
Defense Health Agency of the DOD lists
contaminants of concern it identified at
K2 [1].
Since 2021, VA has been assessing the
potential health effects, including
respiratory conditions and cancers,
among K2 Veterans. Section 2010 of the
Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D.

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