Department of Veterans Affairs 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Agency Information Collection Activity: Environmental Hazards Registry (EHR) Worksheet (VA Form 10-10176)
Document Number: 2019-17675
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-19
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 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.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for Burial
Document Number: 2019-17154
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-12
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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 revised collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information needed to determine a claimant's eligibility for burial at a National Cemetery.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for VA Education Benefits; Application for Family Member To Use Transferred Benefits; Application for VA Benefits Under the National Call to Service Program
Document Number: 2019-17147
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-12
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Dependent's Request for Change of Program or Place of Training
Document Number: 2019-17141
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-12
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Student Verification of Enrollment
Document Number: 2019-17054
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2019-16931
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-08
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Committal Services, Memorial Services and Funeral Honors
Document Number: 2019-16915
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-08-07
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
This final rule reflects current VA practices relative to respecting the expressed wishes of the personal representative when making arrangements for the committal or memorial service. The final rule clarifies the process for requesting committal or memorial services when requesting interment at VA national cemeteries and addresses access to public areas at VA national cemeteries. The final rule also addresses when committal services may be conducted at a gravesite rather than in a committal shelter and standardizes measures to implement the statutory requirement that VA notify the personal representative of the funeral honors available to the deceased veteran.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Clearance for A-11 Section 280 Improving Customer Experience Information Collection
Document Number: 2019-16533
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-02
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2019-16450
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-08-01
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Cardiovascular System
Document Number: 2019-15904
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-08-01
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the section of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD or Rating Schedule) that addresses the cardiovascular system. The proposed changes incorporate medical advances that have occurred since the last review, update medical terminology, and clarify evaluation criteria where necessary. Where changes to the scientific and/or medical nature of a given condition have been proposed, VA has cited the published, publicly- available sources for these changes. The proposed changes are not a reflection of any particular expert's comments or recommendations, but were based on published, peer-reviewed materials. Materials from the public forum, held in 2011, are available for public inspection at the Office of Regulation Policy and Management (see the ADDRESSES section of this rulemaking), and other deliberative materials are cited herein.
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Document Number: 2019-16213
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-31
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, VA is providing notice of a new matching program between VA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled ``Disclosure of Information to Support the Veterans Affairs' `Seek to Prevent Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Initiative'.''
Solicitation of Nomination for Appointment to the National Research Advisory Council
Document Number: 2019-16209
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-31
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the National Research Advisory Council for the 2020 membership cycle.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Reimbursement of Adoption Expenses for Certain Veterans
Document Number: 2019-16103
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-30
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity: State Home Programs for Veterans
Document Number: 2019-16102
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-30
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 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.
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2019-16042
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-29
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Disability Benefits Questionnaire (Group 4)
Document Number: 2019-16024
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-29
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Authorization To Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party
Document Number: 2019-16023
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-29
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Center for Innovation for Care and Payment
Document Number: 2019-15891
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-07-29
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its regulations that govern VA health care. This rule would establish parameters and authority for the new Center for Innovation for Care and Payment in its conduct of pilot programs designed to develop innovative approaches to testing payment and service delivery models to reduce expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care furnished by VA.
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2019-15799
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity under OMB Review: Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) Web-Accessible Self-Assessment/Questionnaire
Document Number: 2019-15785
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Accreditation as a Claims Agent or Attorney, Filing of Representatives' Fee Agreements and Motions for Review of Such Fee Agreements
Document Number: 2019-15783
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Office of General Counsel (OGC), 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.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Accreditation as Service Organization Representative
Document Number: 2019-15782
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Office of General Counsel (OGC), 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.
Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2019-15638
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-23
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity: Per Diem to States for Care of Eligible Veterans in State Homes
Document Number: 2019-15606
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-23
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 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.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the MISSION Program: Veterans Community Care Program
Document Number: 2019-15496
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-22
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 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.
VA Claims and Appeals Modernization
Document Number: 2019-15153
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-07-19
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
On January 18, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revised its regulations regarding appeals and Rules of Practice of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board). On February 15, 2019, VA published a correction to that rule. This correction addresses technical errors in the final regulations.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Health Professions Trainees
Document Number: 2019-15241
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-18
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Loan Service Report
Document Number: 2019-14940
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-15
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Approval Criteria for Rates Charged for Community Residential Care
Document Number: 2019-14918
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-07-15
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with changes, a proposed rule amending its regulation governing standards applicable to a community residential care facility (CRC) approved by VA. This rule also addresses the amount that a veteran may be charged for residence in a CRC and how VA determines whether that rate is appropriate. The cost of community residential care is financed by the veteran's own resources, and the resident or an authorized personal representative and a representative of the CRC must agree upon the charge and payment procedures for community residential care. VA reviews and has approval authority over this agreement. The rule amends and updates the criteria VA uses to determine whether the rate for care charged to a veteran residing in an approved CRC is appropriate, clarifying how VA determines whether a CRC rate should be approved, consistent with current VA practice. In addition, this rulemaking defines in regulation the level of care that must be provided to a veteran residing in a CRC.
National Research Advisory Council, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2019-14903
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-15
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Solicitation of Nomination for Appointment to the Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans
Document Number: 2019-14584
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS), is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans (``the Committee'') for the 2019 membership cycle.
Notice of Request for Information on Information and Documentation Required for Clean Claims for Care and Services
Document Number: 2019-14527
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is requesting information from the public to inform VA's determination regarding the information and documentation that VA will require certain health care entities and providers to submit with certain claims for payment for hospital care, medical services, or extended care services. Specifically, VA is requesting input regarding what information and documentation VA should require non-Federal health care entities and providers to submit with certain claims for payment for hospital care, medical services, or extended care services furnished under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.) in order for such claims to constitute ``clean claims'' under section 1703D of title 38 U.S.C.
Agency Information Collection Activity: VA Post-Separation Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Assessment (PSTAP) Longitudinal Survey
Document Number: 2019-14348
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-05
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2019-14289
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-05
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Solicitation of Nomination for Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans
Document Number: 2019-14015
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-01
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for membership on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (``the Committee'') for the 2019 membership cycle.
Agency Information Collection Activity: State Application for Interment Allowance
Document Number: 2019-13994
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-07-01
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2019-13876
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-06-28
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
VA is rescinding an outdated system of records entitled, ``National Chaplain Management Information System (NCMIS)-VA'' (84VA111K).
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Community Care (OCC) Contractor Training Program Assessment Survey
Document Number: 2019-13665
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-06-27
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 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.
Service Members Group Life Insurance-Definition of Stillborn Child for Purposes of Coverage
Document Number: 2019-13553
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-06-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the regulation defining ``member's stillborn child'' for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program. The current definition of a ``member's stillborn child'' is that a fetus must weigh at least 350 grams or, if the fetal weight is unknown, duration in utero is at least 20 completed weeks of gestation. VA proposes to amend the definition to allow reliance upon the fetus' gestational age even if the fetus' weight is known. As a result, a fetus whose duration in utero is 20 completed weeks of gestation but who weighs less than 350 grams would qualify as a ``member's stillborn child.''
Notice of Availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation for the West Los Angeles Medical Center Campus Draft Master Plan for Improvements and Reconfiguration
Document Number: 2019-13533
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-06-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
VA announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and for the West Los Angeles Medical Center Campus Draft Master Plan for Improvements and Reconfiguration. The Final PEIS uses the substitution approach for integrating compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 as amended (54 United States Code (U.S.C.) 300101 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 800) into the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Pursuant to NEPA of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), VA's NEPA regulations titled ``Environmental Effects of the Department of Veterans Affairs Actions'' (38 CFR part 26), and VA's ``NEPA Interim Guidance for Projects'' (VA 2010), VA has considered and responded to comments received on the Draft PEIS, which was issued on December 14, 2018.
Case Management Services Grant Program
Document Number: 2019-13500
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-06-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with no changes, an interim final rule amending its regulations that govern programs benefitting homeless veterans to implement a new statutory requirement. The statute requires VA to establish a new grant program that will provide case management services to improve the retention of housing by veterans who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing and to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless. The grant program established by the interim final rule, which is now adopted as final, will be an essential part of VA's attempts to eliminate homelessness among the veteran population.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility-Unmarried Surviving Spouses
Document Number: 2019-13428
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-06-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Health Professional Scholarship Program
Document Number: 2019-13382
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-06-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations that govern the Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP). This rule would ensure that VA award not less than 50 HPSP scholarships each year to students who are accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in a program of education or training that leads to employment as a physician or dentist until such a date as VA determines the current staffing shortage is reduced. This rule would also expand the number of years of obligated service that a HPSP participant would have to serve in VA in the discipline for which the HPSP was awarded. This rulemaking would implement the mandates of the VA MISSION Act of 2018.
Issuance of Class Deviation From VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 808-Required Sources of Supplies and Services and Conforming Amendments
Document Number: 2019-13217
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-06-24
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
VA provides notification that the agency has issued a class deviation from VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 808Required Sources of Supplies and Services. VA is amending the VAAR to implement the Federal Circuit's mandate. VA has determined that publication of this notification in the Federal Register would be beneficial to both the agency's acquisition workforce and industry stakeholders. The class deviation, which is effective May 20, 2019, was issued to immediately implement the Federal Circuit's mandate, and this publication is to further notify the public in order to avoid confusion regarding applicable policy and to make conforming amendments to the CFR. The public is invited to submit comments on VA's approach to implementing the Federal Circuit mandate, as set forth in the class deviation and the conforming amendments to the CFR set forth in this publication.
VA Acquisition Regulation: Special Contracting Methods
Document Number: 2019-12759
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-06-24
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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. These changes seek to align the VAAR with the FAR and remove outdated and 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, VA will publish them in the Federal Register. In particular, this rulemaking revises VAAR coverage concerning Special Contracting Methods as well as an affected part covering Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards
Document Number: 2019-13256
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-06-21
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Office of Management (OM), 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.
Notice of Intent To Adopt the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report, Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, and Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum for the Westside Purple Line Extension Project
Document Number: 2019-13218
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-06-21
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
VA announces its intent to adopt the following National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents developed by the Federal Transit Administration and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) related to Westside Purple Line Extension Project: March 2012 Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Final Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR), November 2017 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), and the December 2018 Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum (``Purple Line NEPA Documents''). Pursuant to NEPA of 1969, as amended, and the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, VA may adopt another Federal agency's NEPA documents if the proposed actions of each agency are substantially the same. VA's Proposed Action is the granting of (i) surface level permanent easements comprised of approximately 2.19 acres; (ii) surface level temporary construction easements comprised of approximately 6.56 acres; and (iii) additional subsurface permanent and construction easements to LA Metro in conjunction with the Westwood/VA Hospital subway station which involves the construction, maintenance, repair, operation of a surface level and subsurface level transit facility, a subsurface level transit tunnel, entrances and other appurtenances including but not limited to tunnels, supports, rails, air circulation systems, air pressure relief systems and equipment, blast relief shafts, safety and emergency systems, electric transmission, and communication lines (the ``Transit Facilities''). The Transit Facilities will be on the VA West Los Angeles Campus located at 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90073, adjacent to the Main Hospital (Building 500), as part of Section 3 of the Westside Purple Line Extension. VA has the authority to grant easements for the Transit Facilities pursuant to the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-226). The Purple Line NEPA documents evaluate the construction and operation of the Westside Purple Line Extension on the VA West Los Angeles Campus. After thorough review and consideration, VA has concluded that the Purple Line NEPA documents sufficiently identify and evaluate the environmental impacts related to its proposed action. This Notice informs the reader of the availability of the Final Purple Line NEPA documents and of VA's intent to adopt the Purple Line NEPA documents for VA's proposed action. VA will publish a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days after publication of the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of Intent in the Federal Register. Availability: Copies of the 2012 EIS/EIR, 2017 SEIS, and the Section 130(c) Technical Memorandum related to Westside Purple Line Extension are available for public review at: VA GLAHS WLA Medical Center: 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, Building 500/Room 6429K; and On the website at www.losangeles.va.gov/masterplan/.
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