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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.
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 38 CFR
1.900 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2651–2653; 38
U.S.C. 1729; 28 CFR 43.2; and E.O.
9397.
Title: Federal Medical Care Recovery
Act Bill Requests; Request for VA
Billing, CHAMPVA Request for Billing.
OMB Control Number: 2900—NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Abstract: The purpose of collecting
this information is to provide basic
information from which potential
liability can be assessed for VA to
recover the cost of care from the liable
party instead of the American taxpayer
and Veteran paying for the care. Failure
to provide any or all of the requested
information may delay or result in VA’s
inability to create accident-related
billing, assert a claim for
reimbursement, and assist the Veteran
in their personal injury or workers
compensation claim. Without a third
party paying for the care, the Veteran
may owe VA copayments. With regards
to the CHAMPVA form alone: Failure to
provide any or all of the requested
information may delay or result in VA’s
inability to provide CHAMPVA benefits.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden:
Request for VA Billing—385 hours.
CHAMPVA Request for Billing—303
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
Request for VA Billing—7 minutes.
CHAMPVA Request for Billing—7
minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Request for VA Billing—3,300.
CHAMPVA Request for Billing—
2,600.
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By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018–07947 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Programmatic Consideration of
Historic Properties in Transfer of
Property Rights of Vacant and
Underutilized Buildings, Structures
and Land
AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of availability and
request for comment.
ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is reviewing its capital
asset inventory and identifying vacant
and underutilized buildings, structures
and land. VA may consider sales, public
benefit conveyances, demolition and
deconstruction to reduce its unneeded
real property. Additionally, VA may
consider leases and exchanges to nonFederal entities for potential reuse of
vacant and underutilized buildings and
structures. This announcement pertains
to an alternative process VA may utilize
to comply with the requirements of the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA).
The Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) is a Federal agency
tasked with review of other Federal
agencies’ compliance with NHPA and
the implementing regulations. VA
intends to request ACHP to consider a
Program Comment for the entire
program of reduction of vacant and
underutilized properties. ACHP may
agree or decline to consider VA’s
Program Comment request. If ACHP
does issue a Program Comment in lieu
of case-by-case review, this alternative
will conserve VA’s time, budget and
staff resources. It will enable VA to
transfer real property rights of the
vacant and underutilized properties
more quickly while still giving
consideration to historic properties as
required by NHPA.
This Notice of Availability announces
and invites public involvement in the
process of development of the Program
Comment for consideration of historic
properties that are vacant and
underutilized buildings, structures and
land that may be historic properties.
Historic properties are those listed on
the National Register of Historic Places
or eligible for such listing.
SUMMARY:
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Comments should be submitted
within 30 days from when this
announcement is published in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by email through https://
www.regulations.gov. Comments should
indicate that they are submitted in
response to ‘‘Notice of availability and
request for comments—Programmatic
Consideration of Historic Properties in
Transfer of Property Rights of Vacant
and Underutilized Buildings, Structures
and Land.’’ During the comment period,
comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management
System at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Pulak, Federal Preservation
Officer (003C2), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108)
requires Federal agencies to take into
account the effects of their undertakings
on historic properties and provide
ACHP a reasonable opportunity to
comment with regard to such
undertakings. ACHP regulations,
codified at 36 CFR part 800, set forth the
process by which Federal agencies
comply with NHPA requirements.
Under Section 800.14(e), Federal
agencies may request ACHP to provide
a Program Comment on a particular
program and category of undertakings in
lieu of conducting individual reviews of
each individual undertaking as set forth
in 36 CFR Sections 800.4 through 800.6.
A Federal agency can meet its Section
106 responsibilities for a category of
undertakings by taking into account
ACHP’s Program Comment and by
following the steps set forth in those
comments.
To initiate this process, VA intends to
request ACHP to consider a Program
Comment for its program to reduce its
real property inventory of vacant and
underutilized properties at VA Medical
Centers and National Cemeteries
nationwide. VA intends the program
comment to ACHP will encompass a
variety of real estate actions such as
leases (including both Enhanced-Use
Leases under VA’s authority at 38 U.S.C.
8161–8169, and NHPA Section 111
leases authorized under 16 U.S.C. 470h–
3), exchanges, sales, transfers,
deconstruction and demolition of
buildings and structures. ACHP will
decide whether to issue a Program
Comment to VA or decline. If ACHP
decides to issue the Program Comment,
they will publish a draft in the Federal
Register for public review and
DATES:
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comment. Following consideration of
such comments by ACHP and VA, the
final Program Comment will be
published in the Federal Register.
VA initiated the identification of
historic properties in its capital asset
inventory several decades ago. VA
identified, in consultation with State
Historic Preservation Offices,
approximately 65 percent of the medical
centers as having some buildings and
structures, or districts eligible or listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places. All of the National Veterans
Cemeteries are listed on the National
Register. The development of VA and its
historic role in the care and treatment of
veterans over time is significant in the
history of the United States.
The analysis of buildings and
structures that are no longer needed or
cannot be adapted for current use will
aid VA in reducing its real property
inventory. Many buildings and
structures are not useful for VA’s
mission. In general, they tend to be
warehouses, garages, sheds, animal
research structures, and other utilitarian
buildings. Most of these types of
buildings and structures are not eligible
or contributing to a historic district. VA
intends to propose deconstruction or
demolition of these properties without
further consideration under the Program
Comment.
For buildings, structures and land that
may serve other non-Federal entities
purpose, VA may be able to out lease
them. The leases would contain specific
requirements for treatment of the
character defining features of the
historic property if the lessee is
pursuing tax credits for rehabilitation of
the historic property. For all other leases
of historic properties, the reuse proposal
would be evaluated with the lessee for
potential retention of any character
defining features such as windows,
entry spaces, staircases and historic
landscaping. If it is not possible to
retain significant historic features of a
building or structure, they will be
documented prior to removal or
alteration.
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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.
Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on April 11,
2018, for publication.
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Dated: April 11, 2018.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy
& Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018–07958 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0074]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Request for Change of
Program or Place of Training
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
The VA Form 22–1995 is used to
determine the applicant’s continued
eligibility to educational assistance
administered by VA after a change in
training or the place where training is
pursued.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before June 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: 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
Administration (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. 2900–0074’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through the FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 632–8924 or
FAX (202) 632–8925.
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
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or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to 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.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–21; 5 CFR 1320, Section
3506(c)(2)(A).
Title: Request for Change of Program
or Place of Training (VA Form 22–1995).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0074.
Type of Review: Extension of an
approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 22–1995 is used to
determine the applicant’s continued
eligibility to educational assistance
administered by VA after a change in
training or the place where training is
pursued.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 57,009
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes (Electronic) 20
minutes (Paper).
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
184,894.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018–07948 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0790]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application and Reporting
Requirements To Receive Grants
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Programmatic Consideration of Historic Properties in Transfer of
Property Rights of Vacant and Underutilized Buildings, Structures and
Land
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reviewing its
capital asset inventory and identifying vacant and underutilized
buildings, structures and land. VA may consider sales, public benefit
conveyances, demolition and deconstruction to reduce its unneeded real
property. Additionally, VA may consider leases and exchanges to non-
Federal entities for potential reuse of vacant and underutilized
buildings and structures. This announcement pertains to an alternative
process VA may utilize to comply with the requirements of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is a Federal
agency tasked with review of other Federal agencies' compliance with
NHPA and the implementing regulations. VA intends to request ACHP to
consider a Program Comment for the entire program of reduction of
vacant and underutilized properties. ACHP may agree or decline to
consider VA's Program Comment request. If ACHP does issue a Program
Comment in lieu of case-by-case review, this alternative will conserve
VA's time, budget and staff resources. It will enable VA to transfer
real property rights of the vacant and underutilized properties more
quickly while still giving consideration to historic properties as
required by NHPA.
This Notice of Availability announces and invites public
involvement in the process of development of the Program Comment for
consideration of historic properties that are vacant and underutilized
buildings, structures and land that may be historic properties.
Historic properties are those listed on the National Register of
Historic Places or eligible for such listing.
DATES: Comments should be submitted within 30 days from when this
announcement is published in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by email through https://www.regulations.gov. Comments should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ``Notice of availability and request for comments--
Programmatic Consideration of Historic Properties in Transfer of
Property Rights of Vacant and Underutilized Buildings, Structures and
Land.'' During the comment period, comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management System at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Pulak, Federal Preservation
Officer (003C2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) requires Federal agencies to take
into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties
and provide ACHP a reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to
such undertakings. ACHP regulations, codified at 36 CFR part 800, set
forth the process by which Federal agencies comply with NHPA
requirements.
Under Section 800.14(e), Federal agencies may request ACHP to
provide a Program Comment on a particular program and category of
undertakings in lieu of conducting individual reviews of each
individual undertaking as set forth in 36 CFR Sections 800.4 through
800.6. A Federal agency can meet its Section 106 responsibilities for a
category of undertakings by taking into account ACHP's Program Comment
and by following the steps set forth in those comments.
To initiate this process, VA intends to request ACHP to consider a
Program Comment for its program to reduce its real property inventory
of vacant and underutilized properties at VA Medical Centers and
National Cemeteries nationwide. VA intends the program comment to ACHP
will encompass a variety of real estate actions such as leases
(including both Enhanced-Use Leases under VA's authority at 38 U.S.C.
8161-8169, and NHPA Section 111 leases authorized under 16 U.S.C. 470h-
3), exchanges, sales, transfers, deconstruction and demolition of
buildings and structures. ACHP will decide whether to issue a Program
Comment to VA or decline. If ACHP decides to issue the Program Comment,
they will publish a draft in the Federal Register for public review and
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comment. Following consideration of such comments by ACHP and VA, the
final Program Comment will be published in the Federal Register.
VA initiated the identification of historic properties in its
capital asset inventory several decades ago. VA identified, in
consultation with State Historic Preservation Offices, approximately 65
percent of the medical centers as having some buildings and structures,
or districts eligible or listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. All of the National Veterans Cemeteries are listed on the
National Register. The development of VA and its historic role in the
care and treatment of veterans over time is significant in the history
of the United States.
The analysis of buildings and structures that are no longer needed
or cannot be adapted for current use will aid VA in reducing its real
property inventory. Many buildings and structures are not useful for
VA's mission. In general, they tend to be warehouses, garages, sheds,
animal research structures, and other utilitarian buildings. Most of
these types of buildings and structures are not eligible or
contributing to a historic district. VA intends to propose
deconstruction or demolition of these properties without further
consideration under the Program Comment.
For buildings, structures and land that may serve other non-Federal
entities purpose, VA may be able to out lease them. The leases would
contain specific requirements for treatment of the character defining
features of the historic property if the lessee is pursuing tax credits
for rehabilitation of the historic property. For all other leases of
historic properties, the reuse proposal would be evaluated with the
lessee for potential retention of any character defining features such
as windows, entry spaces, staircases and historic landscaping. If it is
not possible to retain significant historic features of a building or
structure, they will be documented prior to removal or alteration.
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. Jacquelyn
Hayes-Byrd, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on April 11, 2018, for publication.
Dated: April 11, 2018.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-07958 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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