Department of Veterans Affairs December 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Veterans Legacy Grants Program Improvements
Document Number: 2024-31230
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-12-31
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its Veterans Legacy Grants Program (VLGP) regulations to align them with regulatory updates to the uniform administrative requirements and other requirements for Federal awards and makes additional revisions to improve the process for administration of the grant program. This rulemaking implements housekeeping amendments to key terms, legal citations, and definitions and extends timelines for grant recipient reporting requirements.
Enhanced-Use Lease of Department of Veterans Affairs Real Property for the Development of Permanent Supportive Housing at the Charlie Norwood Uptown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia Campus
Document Number: 2024-30961
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-30
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to provide the public with notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to enter into an Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) of Buildings 19 and 20 on approximately 2.46 acres of underutilized land on the campus of the Charlie Norwood Uptown VA Medical Center.
Notice of Request for Information on the Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Counselor Standard of Practice
Document Number: 2024-31205
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-30
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs is requesting information to assist in developing a national standard of practice for VA Rehabilitation Counselors. VA seeks comments on various topics to help inform VA's development of this national standard of practice.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Designation of Beneficiary-Government Life Insurance and Supplemental Designation of Beneficiary-Government Life Insurance
Document Number: 2024-31327
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-30
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.
Funding Opportunity Under Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Document Number: 2024-30662
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funds for grants under the SSVF Program. This NOFO contains information concerning the SSVF Program, the renewal and new applicant grant application processes, and the amount of funding available. Awards made for grants will fund operations beginning October 1, 2025.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Extended Care Services
Document Number: 2024-30639
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 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 Under OMB Review: Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Contractor Background Investigation Request and VBA Affiliate Background Investigation Request
Document Number: 2024-30492
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-23
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: Survey of Veteran Enrollees' Health and Use of Health Care
Document Number: 2024-29678
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-17
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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: Request for Determination of Reasonable Value Real Estate
Document Number: 2024-29659
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-17
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.
Updates to Waiver of Charges for Copayments
Document Number: 2024-28999
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-12-17
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its medical regulations to allow VA to initiate a waiver request for debt accumulated from health care copayments on behalf of veterans in certain circumstances and to remove the requirement that veterans submit VA Form 5655 when seeking a waiver of copayment debt.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Notice of Disagreement: Appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals
Document Number: 2024-29521
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-16
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board), 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 Under OMB Review: Community Residential Care (CRC) Program-Recordkeeping, Incident Reporting, Applications
Document Number: 2024-29365
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 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.
Monetary Allowance for Outer Burial Receptacles
Document Number: 2024-29110
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-11
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing notice of the monetary allowance amount payable for outer burial receptacles (OBR) for qualifying interments in a VA national cemetery or in a VA grant-funded veterans cemetery that occur during calendar year (CY) 2025. The allowance is equal to the average cost of Government- furnished graveliners less any administrative costs associated with processing and paying the allowance. The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties of the average cost of Government-furnished graveliners, associated administrative costs, and the allowance amount payable for qualifying interments that occur in CY 2025.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2024-28959
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-10
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modifying the system of records titled, "Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository (VADIR)-VA" (138VA005Q). This system of records is an electronic repository of military personnel's military history, payroll information and their dependents' data provided to VA by the Department of Defense's Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). The VADIR database repository is used in conjunction with other applications across VA business lines to provide an electronic consolidated view of comprehensive eligibility and benefits utilization data from across VA and Department of Defense (DoD). VA applications use the VADIR database to retrieve profile data, military history, and information on benefits, and dependents.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Notice of Change in Student Status
Document Number: 2024-28895
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-10
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 Under OMB Review: Monthly Certification of On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training
Document Number: 2024-28829
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veterans Group Life Insurance
Document Number: 2024-28828
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
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: Request for Reimbursement of Preparatory (PREP) Course for Licensing or Certification Test
Document Number: 2024-28827
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Certification of Change or Correction of Name Government Life Insurance
Document Number: 2024-28826
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Report of General Information, Report of First Notice of Death, Report of Nursing Home or Assisted Living Information, Report of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Report of Non-Receipt of Payment, Report of Incarceration, Report of Month of Death
Document Number: 2024-28570
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-06
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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.
Amendments to the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
Document Number: 2024-28079
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-12-06
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to revise the regulations that govern VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). This proposed rule explains numerous changes VA is considering making that would primarily impact PCAFC, including, but not limited to, removing, adding, and revising definitions; revising criteria related to eligibility, revocations, and discharges; revising certain processes related to reassessments and the timing of reassessments; and relaxing in-home visits during emergencies.
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance-Accelerated Benefit Option Regulation Update
Document Number: 2024-28138
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations governing Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI), Family SGLI (FSGLI), and Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) to allow an alternate applicant to apply for an Accelerated Benefit when a member is terminally ill and mentally incapacitated or when a member's insured spouse is terminally ill and the member is mentally incapacitated. VA also proposes to define key terms to assist in adjudicating FSGLI dependent child and Accelerated Benefit claims, and to remove addresses, telephone numbers, and the reproduction of the Accelerated Benefit application form from the text of the regulations.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Individualized Tutorial Assistance
Document Number: 2024-28192
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-02
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Statement of Assurance of Compliance With 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios; Statement of Assurance of Compliance With 85 Percent Enrollment Ratios Continuation Sheet
Document Number: 2024-28187
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-02
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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 site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.