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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 188 / Friday, October 1, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 852.24675 Warranty of Construction Guarantee Period Services.

853.23672 VA Form 10101, Contractor Production Report.

51. Revise the heading for section 852.24676 to read as follows:

VA Form 10101 is prescribed for use by contractors to submit required information to the resident engineer, as specified in 836.7001c.

852.24676

Purchase of Shellfish.

52. Revise the heading for section 852.24771 to read as follows:

852.24771

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Delivery Location.

53. Revise the heading for section 852.24772 to read as follows:

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS

852.24772

48 CFR Parts 852 and 871

Marking Deliverables.

54. Revise the heading for section 852.24773 to read as follows:

RIN 2900AQ76

852.24773
Shipment.

VA Acquisition Regulation: Loan Guaranty and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Programs

Packing for Domestic
55. Revise the heading for section 852.25270 to read as follows:

ACTION:

852.25270 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference.

56. Revise the heading for section 852.2701 to read as follows:

852.2701 Representatives of Contracting Officers.

PART 853FORMS
57. The authority citation for part 853
is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121c; 41 U.S.C.
1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304.

58. Revise subpart 853.2 to read as follows:

Subpart 853.2Prescription of Forms 853.236 Construction and architectengineer contracts.
853.23670 VA Form 6298, ArchitectEngineer Fee Proposal.
853.23671 VA Form 2138, Order for Supplies or Services Including Task Orders for Construction or AE Services.
853.23672 VA Form 10101, Contractor Production Report.

Subpart 853.2Prescription of Forms 853.236 Construction and architectengineer contracts.
853.23670 VA Form 6298, ArchitectEngineer Fee Proposal.

VA Form 6298 is prescribed for use by contractors to submit proposals, as specified in 836.7001a.
853.23671 VA Form 2138, Order for Supplies or Services Including Task Orders for Construction or AE Services.

VA Form 2138 is prescribed for use to order supplies or services, including task orders for construction or AE
services, as specified in 836.7001b.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs VA is amending and updating its VA Acquisition Regulation VAAR
in phased increments to revise or remove any policy superseded by changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR, to remove procedural guidance internal to VA into the VA
Acquisition Manual VAAM, and to incorporate any new agency specific regulations or policies. This rulemaking revises VAAR coverage concerning Loan Guaranty and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, as well as an affected part concerning Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.
DATES: This rule is effective on November 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Rafael N. Taylor, Senior Procurement Analyst, Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Services, 003A2A, 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202 3822787. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Department of Veterans Affairs.
Final rule.

AGENCY:

Background On June 30, 2020, VA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register 85 FR 39151 which announced VAs intent to amend regulations for VAAR
Case RIN 2900AQ76 parts 852 and 871. VA provided a 60-day comment period for the public to respond to the proposed rule and submit comments.
The comment period for the proposed rule ended on August 31, 2020, and VA
received no comments. This rule adopts as a final rule, with two technical nonsubstantive changes to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020.
These changes seek to align the VAAR
with the FAR and remove outdated and
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duplicative requirements and reduce burden on contractors. The VAAM
incorporates portions of the removed VAAR as well as other internal agency acquisition policy. VA will rewrite certain parts of the VAAR and VAAM, and as VAAR parts are rewritten, will publish them in the Federal Register.
Technical Non-Substantive Changes to the Proposed Rule VA is removing proposed section 871.209, Records and reports. VA has determined this section is unnecessary and no information collection requirements are required under subpart 871.2. Any records and reports requirements related to Veterans training are captured under other existing Veterans Benefits Administration policy and information collection requirements unrelated to this text or are covered by standard record keeping requirements and retention periods as set forth in FAR
subpart 4.7. Accordingly, VA has renumbered the remaining proposed sections to 871.209, Prohibition on advertisingtraining of Veterans from 871.209, and 871.210, Contract clauses from 871.211, a result of this removal.
VA has updated the Table of Contents in subpart 817.2 to reflect the above removals and renumbering.
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders E.O.s 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, when regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, and other advantages;
distributive impacts; and equity. E.O.
13563 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that this rule is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866. The Regulatory Impact Analysis associated with this rulemaking can be found as a supporting document at www.regulations.gov.
Paperwork Reduction Act This final rule contains no provisions constituting a collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 44 U.S.C. 35013521 that require approval by the Office of Management and Budget OMB.

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