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with the attorney or agent of record and
for potential use in a reasonableness
review. The fee agreement information
is used by VA’s Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA) to associate the
fee agreement with the claimant’s
claims file for potential use in
processing as the direct payment of a fee
from the claimant’s past-due benefits
award. The information provided in the
fee agreements are used by both VBA
and OGC to determine whether they are
in compliance with the statutes and
regulations governing paid
representation. The data collected under
Motions for Review of Such Fee
Agreements is used when a motion is
filed by a claimant or raised sua sponte
by VA to determine the reasonableness
of an agent or attorney fee from a
claimant’s award of VA benefits. Also,
when a claimant receives an award of
benefits and has retained more than one
attorney or agent who has been found
eligible for direct payment of fees, the
data is used to determine each of the
attorney’s or agent’s contribution to and
responsibility for the ultimate outcome
of the claimant’s claim.
Affected Public: Individuals and
businesses or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden:
a. Application for Accreditation as a
Claims Agent, VA Form 21a: 2,137.5
hours (975 hours for initial responses by
attorneys, 225 hours for initial
responses by non-attorneys, 187.5 hours
for follow up responses by nonattorneys, and 750 hours for
recertifications by accredited attorneys
and agents)
b. Filing of Representatives’ Fee
Agreements: 3,125 hours (750 hours for
first time filers and 2,375 hours for
repeat filers).
c. Motions for Review of Such Fee
Agreements: 420 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent:
a. Application for Accreditation as a
Claims Agent or Attorney, VA Form 21a:
20 minutes (45 minutes for initial
responses by attorneys, 45 minutes for
initial responses by non-attorneys, 45
minutes for follow up responses by nonattorneys, and 10 minutes for
recertifications by accredited attorneys
and agents)
b. Filing of Representatives’ Fee
Agreements: 13 minutes (1 hour for first
time filers and 10 minutes for repeat
filers).
c. Motions for Review of Such Fee
Agreements: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
a. Application for Accreditation as a
Claims Agent, VA Form 21a: 6,350
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(1,300 initial responses by attorneys,
300 initial responses by non-attorneys,
250 follow up responses by nonattorneys, and 4,500 recertifications by
accredited attorneys and agents).
b. Filing of Representatives’ Fee
Agreements: 15,000 (750 first time filers
and 14,250 repeat filers).
c. Motions for Review of Such Fee
Agreements: 210.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA Interim Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Performance and Risk, Department
of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Rehabilitation Research and
Development Service Scientific Merit
Review Board, Notice of Meetings
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, that the
subcommittees of the Rehabilitation
Research and Development Service
Scientific Merit Review Board will he
held Tuesday, August 6 through Friday,
August 9, 2019, at the 20 F Conference
Center, 20 F Street NW, Washington, DC
20001; and Tuesday, October 29 and
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the
Crowne Plaza Washington National
Airport, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington,
VA 22202. The meetings will begin at
8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m., on the
dates listed below:
Meeting
Date(s)
Chronic Medical Conditions
and Aging.
Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders
and Neuropathic Pain.
Behavioral Health and Social
Reintegration.
Career Development Program.
Sensory Systems and Communication Disorders.
Regenerative Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Engineering
and Prosthetics/Orthotics.
Brain Health and Injury ........
Musculoskeletal Health and
Function.
Center and Research Enhancement Award Program.
August 6, 2019.
August 6, 2019.
August 6–7, 2019.
August 6–7, 2019.
August 7, 2019.
August 8, 2019.
August 8, 2019.
August 8–9, 2019.
August 8–9, 2019.
October 29–30, 2019.
The subcommittee meetings will be
open to the public for approximately
one-half hour at the start of each
meeting to cover administrative matters
and to discuss the general status of the
program.
The objective of the Board is to
provide for the fair and equitable
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selection of the most meritorious
research projects for support by VA
research funds and to offer advice for
research program officials on program
priorities and policies. The ultimate
objective of the Board is to ensure that
the VA Rehabilitation Research and
Development program promotes
functional independence and improves
the quality of life for impaired and
disabled Veterans.
Board members advise the Director,
Rehabilitation Research and
Development Service and the Chief
Research and Development Officer on
the scientific and technical merit, the
mission relevance, and the protection of
human and animal subjects of
Rehabilitation Research and
Development proposals. The Board does
not consider grants, contracts, or other
forms of extramural research.
Members of the public who wish to
attend the open portion of the
teleconference sessions may dial 1 (800)
767–1750, participant code 35847. The
remaining portion of each subcommittee
meeting will be closed to the public for
the discussion, examination, reference
to, and oral review of the research
applications and critiques. During the
closed portion of each subcommittee
meeting, discussion and
recommendations will include
qualifications of the personnel
conducting the studies (the disclosure of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy), as well as research information
(the premature disclosure of which
would likely compromise significantly
the implementation of proposed agency
action regarding such research projects).
As provided by subsection 10(d) of
Public Law 92–463, as amended by
Public Law 94–409, closing the meeting
is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec.
552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
No oral or written comments will be
accepted from the public for either
portion of the meetings. Those who plan
to attend (by phone or in person) the
open portion of a subcommittee meeting
must contact Tiffany Asqueri,
Designated Federal Officer,
Rehabilitation Research and
Development Service, at Department of
Veterans Affairs (10X2R), 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or
email Tiffany.Asqueri@va.gov, at least
five days before the meeting. For further
information, please call Mrs. Asqueri at
(202) 443–5757.
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Dated: July 19, 2019.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Homeless
Veterans; Notice of Meeting
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The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that a meeting
of the Advisory Committee on Homeless
Veterans will be held August 28–29,
2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Central Standard Time). The meeting
sessions will take place at Minnesota
Housing, 400 Wabasha Street North,
Suite 400, Lake Superior Conference
Room, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102.
Sessions are open to the public, except
when the Committee is conducting tours
of VA and other Veteran service
facilities, participating in off-site events,
and participating in administrative
workgroup sessions to discuss topics for
its recommendations to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs. Tours of VA and
Veteran service facilities are closed, to
protect Veterans’ privacy and personal
information in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6).
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The purpose of the Committee is to
provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
with an on-going assessment of the
effectiveness of the policies,
organizational structures, and services
of VA in assisting Veterans at-risk and
experiencing homelessness. The
Committee shall assemble, and review
information related to the needs of
homeless Veterans and provide advice
on the most appropriate means of
providing assistance to that subset of the
Veteran population. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs regarding such
activities.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, the
Committee will convene an open
session and the agenda will include
briefings from officials at VA and other
federal, state and local agencies
regarding services for homeless
Veterans. On Thursday, August 29,
2019, the Committee will convene a
closed session to conduct tours of VA
and Veteran service facilities,
participating in off-site events, and
participating in administrative
workgroup sessions to discuss topics for
its recommendations to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs. Tours of VA and
Veteran service facilities are closed, to
protect Veterans’ privacy and personal
information, in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
No time will be allocated at this
meeting for receiving oral presentations
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from the public. Interested parties
should provide written comments on
issues affecting homeless Veterans for
review by the Committee to Mr.
Anthony Love, Designated Federal
Officer, Veterans Health Administration,
Homeless Programs Office (10NC1),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 811
Vermont Avenue NW (10NC1),
Washington, DC 20420, or via email at
Anthony.Love@va.gov and Leisa.Davis@
va.gov.
Members of the public who wish to
attend should contact Anthony.Love@
va.gov and Leisa.Davis@va.gov of the
Veterans Health Administration,
Homeless Programs Office no later than
August 1, 2019, to provide their name,
professional affiliation, email address,
and phone number. There will also be
a call-in number at 1–800–767–1750;
access code: 50653#. Attendees who
require reasonable accommodations
should also state so in their requests.
Please arrive to Minnesota Housing, 400
Wabasha Street North, Suite 400, Lake
Superior Conference Room, Saint Paul,
Minnesota 55102, at least 20 (twenty)
minutes before the meeting start time to
clear the building security checkpoint.
Dated: July 22, 2019.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit
Review Board, Notice of Meetings
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the subcommittees of the
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review
Board will he held Tuesday, August 6 through Friday, August 9, 2019, at
the 20 F Conference Center, 20 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; and
Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the Crowne
Plaza Washington National Airport, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
22202. The meetings will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m., on
the dates listed below:
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Meeting Date(s)
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Chronic Medical Conditions and Aging.. August 6, 2019.
Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders and August 6, 2019.
Neuropathic Pain.
Behavioral Health and Social August 6-7, 2019.
Reintegration.
Career Development Program............ August 6-7, 2019.
Sensory Systems and Communication August 7, 2019.
Disorders.
Regenerative Rehabilitation........... August 8, 2019.
Rehabilitation Engineering and August 8, 2019.
Prosthetics/Orthotics.
Brain Health and Injury............... August 8-9, 2019.
Musculoskeletal Health and Function... August 8-9, 2019.
Center and Research Enhancement Award October 29-30, 2019.
Program.
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The subcommittee meetings will be open to the public for
approximately one-half hour at the start of each meeting to cover
administrative matters and to discuss the general status of the
program.
The objective of the Board is to provide for the fair and equitable
selection of the most meritorious research projects for support by VA
research funds and to offer advice for research program officials on
program priorities and policies. The ultimate objective of the Board is
to ensure that the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development program
promotes functional independence and improves the quality of life for
impaired and disabled Veterans.
Board members advise the Director, Rehabilitation Research and
Development Service and the Chief Research and Development Officer on
the scientific and technical merit, the mission relevance, and the
protection of human and animal subjects of Rehabilitation Research and
Development proposals. The Board does not consider grants, contracts,
or other forms of extramural research.
Members of the public who wish to attend the open portion of the
teleconference sessions may dial 1 (800) 767-1750, participant code
35847. The remaining portion of each subcommittee meeting will be
closed to the public for the discussion, examination, reference to, and
oral review of the research applications and critiques. During the
closed portion of each subcommittee meeting, discussion and
recommendations will include qualifications of the personnel conducting
the studies (the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), as well as research
information (the premature disclosure of which would likely compromise
significantly the implementation of proposed agency action regarding
such research projects). As provided by subsection 10(d) of Public Law
92-463, as amended by Public Law 94-409, closing the meeting is in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
No oral or written comments will be accepted from the public for
either portion of the meetings. Those who plan to attend (by phone or
in person) the open portion of a subcommittee meeting must contact
Tiffany Asqueri, Designated Federal Officer, Rehabilitation Research
and Development Service, at Department of Veterans Affairs (10X2R), 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or email
[email protected], at least five days before the meeting. For
further information, please call Mrs. Asqueri at (202) 443-5757.
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Dated: July 19, 2019.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15779 Filed 7-24-19; 8:45 am]
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