Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation; Notice of Meeting, 35058-35059 [2018-15745]

Download as PDF 35058 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 24, 2018 / Notices can become a qualified automatic contribution arrangement and automatically satisfy the ADP test of section 401(k)(3)A)(ii). These regulations also describe how an automatic contribution arrangement can become an eligible automatic contribution arrangement and employees can get back mistaken contributions. Form: None. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30,000. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: July 19, 2018. Jennifer P. Quintana, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–15821 Filed 7–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Findings of Research Misconduct Department of Veterans Affairs. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), gives notice that the Department has made findings of research misconduct against Alba Chavez-Dozal, Ph.D., a former employee of the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque, New Mexico. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Research Misconduct Officer, Office of Research Oversight, 10R, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632– 7620. This is not a toll free number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), gives notice under VHA Handbook 1058.02 ‘‘Research Misconduct’’ § 6k, that the Department has made findings of research misconduct against Alba Chavez-Dozal, Ph.D., a former employee of the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Specifically, the Department found that the Respondent, a post-doctoral research fellow who formerly held a VA without compensation appointment, engaged in research misconduct by intentionally and/or knowingly: (1) Recording fabricated data that described the generation and characterization of an END3 mutant yeast strain and presenting that data at two lab meetings; jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:59 Jul 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 (2) Fabricating the image of a Southern blot reported in Figure 1A of a journal article titled ‘‘Functional Analysis of the Exocyst Subunit Sec15 in Candida albicans’’ published in Eukaryot Cell (2015) 14:1228–39. 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(Retraction in: Eukaryot Cell (2015) 14(12):i); (4) Falsifying research results reported in Figures 4A (vacuole characterization), 6 (cell growth) and 9B (lipase secretion) of the publication Eukaryot Cell (2015) 14:684–97 by using images that represent different conditions than those reported; (5) Falsifying protein localization results reported in Figures 7, 8 and 9 of the publication Eukaryot Cell (2015) 14:1228–39 by using microscopy images that represent different conditions than those reported; and (6) Republishing falsified data from Eukaryot Cell (2015) 14:684–97 and Eukaryot Cell (2015) 14:1228–39 in the review article titled ‘‘The exocyst in Candida albicans polarized secretion and filamentation’’ in Curr Genet (2016) 62:343–6. (Retraction in: Curr Genet (2016) 62:911). In response to these findings, the Department has imposed the following corrective actions: (1) Prohibition from conducting VA research for four years. (2) Publication of VA’s finding of research misconduct. 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[FR Doc. 2018–15762 Filed 7–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation (VACOR) will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28–29, 2018, in Room 542, 1800 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. EST and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. EST each day. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary on the rehabilitation needs of Veterans with disabilities and on the administration of VA’s rehabilitation programs. On August 27, 2018, Committee members will be provided with updated briefings on various VA programs designed to enhance the rehabilitative potential of disabled Veterans. On August 28, 2018, the Committee will begin consideration of potential recommendations to be included in the Committee’s next annual report. Although no time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the public, members of the public may submit written statements for review by the Committee to Sabrina McNeil, Designated Federal Officer, Veterans Benefits Administration (28), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or via email at Sabrina.McNeil@ va.gov. In the communication, writers must identify themselves and state the organization, association or person(s) they represent. Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be presented at the Guard’s Desk as part of the clearance process. Due to an increase in security protocols, and in order to prevent delays in clearance processing, you should allow an additional 30 minutes before the meeting begins. Any member of the public who wish to attend the meeting should RSVP to Sabrina McNeil at (202) 461–9618 no later than close of business, August 20, 2018, at the phone number or email address noted above. E:\FR\FM\24JYN1.SGM 24JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 24, 2018 / Notices Dated: July 18, 2018. LaTonya L. Small, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–15745 Filed 7–23–18; 8:45 am] jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE P VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:59 Jul 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\24JYN1.SGM 24JYN1 35059

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35058-35059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15745]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Veterans' Advisory 
Committee on Rehabilitation (VACOR) will be held on Tuesday and 
Wednesday, August 28-29, 2018, in Room 542, 1800 G Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. EST and 
adjourn at 4:00 p.m. EST each day. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary 
on the rehabilitation needs of Veterans with disabilities and on the 
administration of VA's rehabilitation programs.
    On August 27, 2018, Committee members will be provided with updated 
briefings on various VA programs designed to enhance the rehabilitative 
potential of disabled Veterans.
    On August 28, 2018, the Committee will begin consideration of 
potential recommendations to be included in the Committee's next annual 
report.
    Although no time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations 
from the public, members of the public may submit written statements 
for review by the Committee to Sabrina McNeil, Designated Federal 
Officer, Veterans Benefits Administration (28), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20420, or via email at [email protected]. In the 
communication, writers must identify themselves and state the 
organization, association or person(s) they represent. Because the 
meeting is being held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be 
presented at the Guard's Desk as part of the clearance process. Due to 
an increase in security protocols, and in order to prevent delays in 
clearance processing, you should allow an additional 30 minutes before 
the meeting begins. Any member of the public who wish to attend the 
meeting should RSVP to Sabrina McNeil at (202) 461-9618 no later than 
close of business, August 20, 2018, at the phone number or email 
address noted above.


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    Dated: July 18, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-15745 Filed 7-23-18; 8:45 am]
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