Department of Veterans Affairs March 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.

The National Veterans Outreach Office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the agency's proposed collection of certain information. 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.

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.

The Customer User Provisioning System (CUPS) is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that provisions mainframe accounts. It is used for requesting and monitoring user access to the Austin Information Technology Center (AITC) computer resources. CUPS uses functional tasks to provide access to computer systems, data files, and other software tools. CUPS is available 24/7, allowing field facility CUPS Points of Contact (POC) to register employees by entering Infrastructure and Operations (IO) System Access Request (e9957), at any time. CUPS processes requests immediately, registering employees for access to specific computer systems and data in real time, seven days a week. CUPS System Managers of Record (SMR), and SMR designees, use CUPS to monitor registration activity. The business owner of CUPS is the VA Data Center Operations (DCO), AITC.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to remove its regulation concerning the naming of cemeteries and features. VA is proposing this action because, after reviewing internal policy and processes, VA determined this regulation is obsolete and unnecessary. When VA promulgated this regulation, VA's cemetery naming activities were supported by statute and served a purely administrative function that did not change existing law or policy and did not affect individual rights or obligations. The activities therefore did not require a regulation to effectuate. However, now that the regulation is in effect, removing it would change existing policy, which requires a rulemaking. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (the Secretary) has authority for naming Department property and has delegated in regulation the authority for naming features within national cemeteries to the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, who is the head of VA's National Cemetery Administration. Therefore, this action is under the authority of the National Cemetery Administration.

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) or 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

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.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is requesting information to assist in developing a national standard of practice for VA Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN). VA seeks comments on various topics to help inform VA's development of this national standard of practice.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is requesting information to assist in developing a national standard of practice for VA Therapeutic Medical Physicists Standard of Practice. VA seeks comments on various topics to help inform VA's development of this national standard of practice.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this final rule to amend its adjudication regulations to add more presumptive exposure locations for radiation, as legislated in the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (the PACT Act). The PACT Act expands and extends eligibility for VA benefits for Veterans with toxic exposures, and Sections 401 and 402 specifically ease the evidentiary burden for Veterans who file claims with VA based on radiation exposure in certain locations. This final rule chronicles those sections of the PACT Act in VA regulations.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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.

This computer matching agreement sets forth the terms, conditions, and safeguards under which the Social Security Administration (SSA) will disclose tax return information to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VA/ VHA). VA/VHA will use the tax return information to verify veterans' employment status and earnings to determine eligibility for its health benefit programs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board (herein-after referred in this section to as ``the Board'') for the VA West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, CA (``Campus'') for the 2023 membership cycle.

VBA, Department of Veterans Affairs, 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.