Annual Pay Ranges for Physicians and Dentists of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 60411-60413 [2016-20910]
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Direct all written comments
to Dwight Wolkow, International
Portfolio Investment Data Systems,
Department of the Treasury, Room 5422
MT, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20220. In view of
possible delays in mail delivery, you
may also wish to send a copy to Mr.
Wolkow by email (comments2TIC@
do.treas.gov) or FAX (202–622–2009).
Mr. Wolkow can also be reached by
telephone (202–622–1276).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed form and
instructions are available at Part II of the
Treasury International Capital (TIC)
Forms Web page ‘‘Forms SHL/SHLA &
SHC/SHCA’’, at: https://
www.treasury.gov/resource-center/datachart-center/tic/Pages/formssh.aspx#shc. The proposed forms and
instructions are unchanged from the
previous survey that was conducted as
of December 31, 2015 (SHCA(2015)),
except that (a) the ‘‘who must report’’
section of the instructions is designed
for a benchmark survey, and (b) the
‘‘Current Actions’’ below are included
in the instructions. Requests for
additional information should be
directed to Mr. Wolkow.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Treasury International Capital
(TIC) Form SHC/SHCA ‘‘U.S.
Ownership of Foreign Securities,
including Selected Money Market
Instruments.’’
OMB Control Number: 1505–0146.
Abstract: Form SHC/SHCA is part of
the Treasury International Capital (TIC)
reporting system, which is required by
law (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; E.O. 11961;
31 CFR 129) and is used to conduct
annual surveys of U.S. residents’
ownership of foreign securities for
portfolio investment purposes. These
data are used by the U.S. Government in
the formulation of international
financial and monetary policies, and for
the computation of the U.S. balance of
payments accounts and of the U.S.
international investment position. These
data are also used to provide
information to the public and to meet
international reporting commitments.
The SHC/SHCA survey is part of an
internationally coordinated effort under
the auspices of the International
Monetary Fund to improve data on
securities worldwide. Most of the major
industrial and financial countries
conduct similar surveys.
The data collection includes large
benchmark surveys conducted every
five years, and smaller annual surveys
conducted in the non-benchmark years.
The data collected under an annual
survey are used in conjunction with the
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results of the preceding benchmark
survey to make economy-wide estimates
for that non-benchmark year. Currently,
the determination of who must report in
the annual surveys is based primarily on
the data submitted during the preceding
benchmark survey. The data requested
in the annual survey will generally be
the same as requested in the preceding
benchmark report. Form SHC is used for
the benchmark survey of all significant
U.S.-resident custodians and endinvestors regarding U.S. ownership of
foreign securities. In non-benchmark
years Form SHCA is used for the annual
surveys of primarily the very largest
U.S.-resident custodians and endinvestors.
Current Actions: No changes in the
forms will be made from the previous
survey that was conducted as of
December 31, 2015. The proposed
changes in the instructions are: (1) An
increase in the exemption level (the
threshold for reporting) for filing
schedules 2 and 3 under this mandatory
survey will be increased from $100
million to $200 million; and (2) some
clarifications of existing instructions
may be made in the instructions. The
changes will reduce the total burden on
data filers.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved data collection.
Affected Public: Business/Financial
Institutions.
Form: TIC SHC/SHCA, Schedules 1, 2
and 3 (1505–0146).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
An annual average (over five years) of
306, but this varies widely from about
785 in benchmark years (once every five
years) to about 190 in other years (four
out of every five years).
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: An annual average (over
five years) of about 174 hours, but this
will vary widely from respondent to
respondent. (a) In the year of a
benchmark survey, which is conducted
once every five years, it is estimated that
exempt respondents will require an
average of 17 hours; custodians of
securities providing security-by-security
information will require an average of
361 hours, but this figure will vary
widely for individual custodians; endinvestors providing security-by-security
information will require an average of
121 hours; and end-investors and
custodians employing U.S. custodians
will require an average of 41 hours. (b)
In a non-benchmark year, which occurs
four years out of every five years:
Custodians of securities providing
security-by-security information will
require an average of 546 hours (because
only the largest U.S.-resident custodians
will report), but this figure will vary
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widely for individual custodians; endinvestors providing security-by-security
information will require an average of
146 hours; and reporters entrusting their
foreign securities to U.S. custodians will
require an average of 49 hours. The
exemption level, which applies only in
benchmark years when filing schedules
2 or 3 or both, for custodians and for
end-investors is the holding of less than
$200 million in reportable foreign
securities owned by U.S. residents. For
schedule 2, end-investors should
exclude securities that are held with
their unaffiliated U.S.-resident
custodians.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: An annual average (over five
years) of 53,260 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. The
public is invited to submit written
comments concerning: (a) Whether the
Survey is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Office of International Affairs within the
Department of the Treasury, including
whether the information collected will
have practical uses; (b) the accuracy of
the above estimate of the burdens; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, usefulness
and clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
reporting and/or record keeping burdens
on respondents, including the use of
information technologies to automate
the collection of the data requested; and
(e) estimates of capital or start-up costs
of operation, maintenance and purchase
of services to provide the information
requested.
Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio
Investment Data Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Annual Pay Ranges for Physicians and
Dentists of the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA)
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the
‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Care Personnel Enhancement Act of
2004’’ (Pub. L. 108–445, dated
December 3, 2004) the Department of
SUMMARY:
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Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving
notice of annual pay ranges for Veterans
Health Administration (VHA)
physicians and dentists as prescribed by
the Secretary for Department-wide
applicability. These annual pay ranges
are intended to enhance the flexibility
of the Department to recruit, develop,
and retain the most highly qualified
providers to serve our Nation’s Veterans
and maintain a standard of excellence in
the VA health care system.
DATES: Effective Dates: Annual pay
ranges are effective November 13, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra Doty, HR Specialist/Title 38
Program Manager, Compensation and
Classification Service (055), Office of
Human Resources Management,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420, (757) 291–6514. (This is not a
toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 38
U.S.C. 7431(e)(1)(A), not less often than
once every two years, the Secretary
must prescribe for Department-wide
applicability the minimum and
maximum amounts of annual pay that
may be paid to VHA physicians and
dentists. Further, 38 U.S.C. 7431(e)(1)(B)
allows the Secretary to prescribe
separate minimum and maximum
amounts of pay for a specialty or
assignment. In construction of the
annual pay ranges, 38 U.S.C.
7431(c)(4)(A) requires the consultation
of two or more national surveys of pay
for physicians and dentists, as
applicable, whether prepared by private,
public, or quasi-public entities in order
to make a general assessment of the
range of pays payable to physicians and
dentists. Lastly, 38 U.S.C. 7431(e)(1)(C)
states amounts prescribed under
paragraph 7431(e) shall be published in
the Federal Register, and shall not take
effect until at least 60 days after date of
publication.
Background
The ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act
of 2004’’ (Pub. L. 108–445) was signed
by the President on December 3, 2004.
The major provisions of the law
established a new pay system for
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
physicians and dentists consisting of
base pay, market pay, and performance
pay. While the base pay component is
set by statute, market pay is intended to
reflect the recruitment and retention
needs for the specialty or assignment of
a particular physician or dentist at a
facility. Further, performance pay is
intended to recognize the achievement
of specific goals and performance
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objectives prescribed annually. These
three components create a system of pay
that is driven by both market indicators
and employee performance, while
recognizing employee tenure in VHA.
Discussion
VA identified and utilized salary
survey data sources which most closely
represent VA comparability in the areas
of practice setting, employment
environment, and hospital/health care
system. The Association of American
Medical Colleges (AAMC), Hospital and
Healthcare Compensation Service
(HHCS), Sullivan, Cotter, and Associates
(S&C), Medical Group Management
Association (MGMA), and the Survey of
Dental Practice published by the
American Dental Association (ADA)
were collectively utilized as
benchmarks from which to prescribe
annual pay ranges for physicians and
dentists across the scope of
assignments/specialties within the
Department. While aggregating the data,
a preponderance of weight was given to
those surveys which most directly
resembled the environment of the
Department.
In constructing annual pay ranges to
accommodate the more than 40
physician and dentist specialties that
currently exist in the VA system, VA
continued the practice of grouping
specialties into consolidated pay ranges.
This allows VA to use multiple sources
that yield a high number of physician
salary data which helps to minimize
disparities and aberrations that may
surface from data involving smaller
numbers of physicians and dentists for
comparison and from sample change
from year to year. Thus, by aggregating
multiple survey sources into like
groupings, greater confidence exists that
the average compensation reported is
truly representative. In addition,
aggregation of data provides for a large
enough sample size and provides pay
ranges with maximum flexibility for pay
setting for the more than 25,000 VHA
physicians and dentists.
In developing the annual pay ranges,
a few distinctive principles were
factored into the compensation analysis
of the data. The first principle is to
ensure that both the minimum and
maximum salary is at a level that
accommodates special employment
situations, from fellowships and
medical research career development
awards to Nobel Laureates, high-cost
areas, and internationally renowned
clinicians. The second principle is to
provide ranges large enough to
accommodate career progression,
geographic differences, subspecialization, and other special factors.
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Forty-one clinical specialties were
reviewed against available, relevant
private sector data. The specialties are
grouped into four clinical pay ranges
that reflect comparable complexity in
salary, recruitment, and retention
considerations. Two additional pay
ranges apply to VHA Chiefs of Staff and
physicians and dentists in executive
level administrative assignments at the
facility, network, or headquarters level.
PAY TABLE 1—CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Tier level
TIER 1 ......
TIER 2 ......
TIER 3 ......
Minimum
Maximum
$100,957
110,000
120,000
$225,000
234,000
262,000
PAY TABLE 1—COVERED CLINICAL
SPECIALTIES
Endocrinology
Endodontics
General Practice—Dentistry
Geriatrics
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine/Primary Care/Family Practice
Palliative Care
Periodontics
Preventive Medicine
Prosthodontics
Rheumatology
All other specialties or assignments that do
not require a specific specialty
PAY TABLE 2—CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Tier level
TIER 1 ......
TIER 2 ......
TIER 3 ......
Minimum
Maximum
$100,957
115,000
130,000
$264,000
292,000
320,000
PAY TABLE 2—COVERED CLINICAL
SPECIALTIES
Allergy and Immunology
Hospitalist
Nephrology
Neurology
Pathology
PM&R/SCI
Psychiatry
PAY TABLE 3—CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Tier level
TIER 1 ......
TIER 2 ......
TIER 3 ......
Minimum
Maximum
$100,957
120,000
135,000
$348,000
365,000
385,000
PAY TABLE 3—COVERED CLINICAL
SPECIALTIES
Anesthesiology (Pain Management)
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PAY TABLE 3—COVERED CLINICAL
SPECIALTIES—Continued
Cardiology (Non-Invasive)
Emergency Medicine
Gynecology
Hematology-Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
Ophthalmology
Oral Surgery
Pulmonary
Principal Deputy, Deputy Under Secretary for
Health, Chief Officer, Network Director,
Medical Center Director, Network Chief Officer, Executive Director, Assistant Under
Secretary for Health, VA Central Office
Chief Consultant, National Director, National Program Manager and other VA
Central Office Physician/Dentist.
PAY TABLE 4—CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Tier level
TIER 1 ......
TIER 2 ......
Minimum
$100,957
125,000
Maximum
$400,000
400,000
PAY TABLE 4—COVERED CLINICAL
SPECIALTIES
Anesthesiology
Cardiology (Invasive/Non-Interventional)
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Critical Care
Dermatology
Dermatology (MOHS)
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Radiology
Neurosurgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Radiology (Diagnostic)
Radiation Oncology
Urology
Vascular Surgery
Minimum
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina
S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document August 22,
2016, for publication.
Dated: August 22, 2016.
Jeffrey Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
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[OMB Control No. 2900–0011]
PAY TABLE 5—CHIEF OF STAFF
Tier level
PAY TABLE 6—COVERED EXECUTIVE
ASSIGNMENTS
Maximum
Proposed Information Collection
(Application for Reinstatement—
Insurance Lapsed More Than 6 Months
(29–352) and Application for
Reinstatement—Non Medical
Comparative Health Statement (29–
353)) Activity: Comment Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
TIER 1 ......
TIER 2 ......
TIER 3 ......
$150,000
145,000
140,000
$309,000
289,000
270,000
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VHA Chiefs of Staff
Deputy Chiefs of Staff (Complexity Level 1a
and 1b facilities only)
PAY TABLE 6—EXECUTIVE
ASSIGNMENTS
Tier level
TIER 1 ......
TIER 2 ......
TIER 3 ......
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145,000
130,000
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$265,000
245,000
235,000
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The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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
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 October 31, 2016.
SUMMARY:
PAY TABLE 5—COVERED
ASSIGNMENTS
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Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administrations (20M33), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or
email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0011’’
in any correspondence. During the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through FDMS.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
FAX (202) 632–8925.
Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–21), 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, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’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: Application for Reinstatement—
Insurance Lapsed More Than 6 Months
(VA Form 29–352) and Application for
Reinstatement—Non Medical
Comparative Health Statement (VA
Form 29–353).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0011.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: These forms are used by
veterans who are requesting a
reinstatement of their lapsed life
insurance policies.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,125
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 22.5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Annual Pay Ranges for Physicians and Dentists of the Veterans
Health Administration (VHA)
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the ``Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Care Personnel Enhancement Act of 2004'' (Pub. L. 108-445, dated
December 3, 2004) the Department of
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Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of annual pay ranges for
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) physicians and dentists as
prescribed by the Secretary for Department-wide applicability. These
annual pay ranges are intended to enhance the flexibility of the
Department to recruit, develop, and retain the most highly qualified
providers to serve our Nation's Veterans and maintain a standard of
excellence in the VA health care system.
DATES: Effective Dates: Annual pay ranges are effective November 13,
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Doty, HR Specialist/Title 38
Program Manager, Compensation and Classification Service (055), Office
of Human Resources Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (757) 291-6514. (This is not
a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 38 U.S.C. 7431(e)(1)(A), not less
often than once every two years, the Secretary must prescribe for
Department-wide applicability the minimum and maximum amounts of annual
pay that may be paid to VHA physicians and dentists. Further, 38 U.S.C.
7431(e)(1)(B) allows the Secretary to prescribe separate minimum and
maximum amounts of pay for a specialty or assignment. In construction
of the annual pay ranges, 38 U.S.C. 7431(c)(4)(A) requires the
consultation of two or more national surveys of pay for physicians and
dentists, as applicable, whether prepared by private, public, or quasi-
public entities in order to make a general assessment of the range of
pays payable to physicians and dentists. Lastly, 38 U.S.C.
7431(e)(1)(C) states amounts prescribed under paragraph 7431(e) shall
be published in the Federal Register, and shall not take effect until
at least 60 days after date of publication.
Background
The ``Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel
Enhancement Act of 2004'' (Pub. L. 108-445) was signed by the President
on December 3, 2004. The major provisions of the law established a new
pay system for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) physicians and
dentists consisting of base pay, market pay, and performance pay. While
the base pay component is set by statute, market pay is intended to
reflect the recruitment and retention needs for the specialty or
assignment of a particular physician or dentist at a facility. Further,
performance pay is intended to recognize the achievement of specific
goals and performance objectives prescribed annually. These three
components create a system of pay that is driven by both market
indicators and employee performance, while recognizing employee tenure
in VHA.
Discussion
VA identified and utilized salary survey data sources which most
closely represent VA comparability in the areas of practice setting,
employment environment, and hospital/health care system. The
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Hospital and
Healthcare Compensation Service (HHCS), Sullivan, Cotter, and
Associates (S&C), Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), and the
Survey of Dental Practice published by the American Dental Association
(ADA) were collectively utilized as benchmarks from which to prescribe
annual pay ranges for physicians and dentists across the scope of
assignments/specialties within the Department. While aggregating the
data, a preponderance of weight was given to those surveys which most
directly resembled the environment of the Department.
In constructing annual pay ranges to accommodate the more than 40
physician and dentist specialties that currently exist in the VA
system, VA continued the practice of grouping specialties into
consolidated pay ranges. This allows VA to use multiple sources that
yield a high number of physician salary data which helps to minimize
disparities and aberrations that may surface from data involving
smaller numbers of physicians and dentists for comparison and from
sample change from year to year. Thus, by aggregating multiple survey
sources into like groupings, greater confidence exists that the average
compensation reported is truly representative. In addition, aggregation
of data provides for a large enough sample size and provides pay ranges
with maximum flexibility for pay setting for the more than 25,000 VHA
physicians and dentists.
In developing the annual pay ranges, a few distinctive principles
were factored into the compensation analysis of the data. The first
principle is to ensure that both the minimum and maximum salary is at a
level that accommodates special employment situations, from fellowships
and medical research career development awards to Nobel Laureates,
high-cost areas, and internationally renowned clinicians. The second
principle is to provide ranges large enough to accommodate career
progression, geographic differences, sub-specialization, and other
special factors.
Forty-one clinical specialties were reviewed against available,
relevant private sector data. The specialties are grouped into four
clinical pay ranges that reflect comparable complexity in salary,
recruitment, and retention considerations. Two additional pay ranges
apply to VHA Chiefs of Staff and physicians and dentists in executive
level administrative assignments at the facility, network, or
headquarters level.
Pay Table 1--Clinical Specialty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier level Minimum Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIER 1.................................. $100,957 $225,000
TIER 2.................................. 110,000 234,000
TIER 3.................................. 120,000 262,000
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Pay Table 1--Covered Clinical Specialties
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Endocrinology
Endodontics
General Practice--Dentistry
Geriatrics
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine/Primary Care/Family Practice
Palliative Care
Periodontics
Preventive Medicine
Prosthodontics
Rheumatology
All other specialties or assignments that do not require a specific
specialty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay Table 2--Clinical Specialty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier level Minimum Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIER 1.................................. $100,957 $264,000
TIER 2.................................. 115,000 292,000
TIER 3.................................. 130,000 320,000
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Pay Table 2--Covered Clinical Specialties
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Allergy and Immunology
Hospitalist
Nephrology
Neurology
Pathology
PM&R/SCI
Psychiatry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay Table 3--Clinical Specialty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier level Minimum Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIER 1.................................. $100,957 $348,000
TIER 2.................................. 120,000 365,000
TIER 3.................................. 135,000 385,000
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Pay Table 3--Covered Clinical Specialties
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Anesthesiology (Pain Management)
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Cardiology (Non-Invasive)
Emergency Medicine
Gynecology
Hematology-Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
Ophthalmology
Oral Surgery
Pulmonary
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Pay Table 4--Clinical Specialty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier level Minimum Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIER 1.................................. $100,957 $400,000
TIER 2.................................. 125,000 400,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay Table 4--Covered Clinical Specialties
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Anesthesiology
Cardiology (Invasive/Non-Interventional)
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Critical Care
Dermatology
Dermatology (MOHS)
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Radiology
Neurosurgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Radiology (Diagnostic)
Radiation Oncology
Urology
Vascular Surgery
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Pay Table 5--Chief of Staff
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier level Minimum Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIER 1.................................. $150,000 $309,000
TIER 2.................................. 145,000 289,000
TIER 3.................................. 140,000 270,000
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Pay Table 5--Covered Assignments
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VHA Chiefs of Staff
Deputy Chiefs of Staff (Complexity Level 1a and 1b facilities only)
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Pay Table 6--Executive Assignments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier level Minimum Maximum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIER 1.................................. $145,000 $265,000
TIER 2.................................. 145,000 245,000
TIER 3.................................. 130,000 235,000
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Pay Table 6--Covered Executive Assignments
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Principal Deputy, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Chief Officer,
Network Director, Medical Center Director, Network Chief Officer,
Executive Director, Assistant Under Secretary for Health, VA Central
Office Chief Consultant, National Director, National Program Manager
and other VA Central Office Physician/Dentist.
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Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina S.
Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document August 22, 2016, for publication.
Dated: August 22, 2016.
Jeffrey Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation Policy & Management,
Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-20910 Filed 8-31-16; 8:45 am]
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