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Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2023-20055
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-15
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that VA is modifying the system of records entitled, ``Loan Guaranty Home, Condominium and Manufactured Home Loan Applicants Records, Specially Adapted Housing Applicant Records, and Vendee Loan Applicant Records VA'' (55VA26). This system is used to identify potential liability to the Federal Government for exposure to loans guaranteed by VA; to maintain data to accurately provide information pursuant to annual congressional reporting obligations; to conduct oversight over the loan process and review loans issued by lenders for compliance to credit underwriting policies; and to allow for the review of eligibility and entitlements for Veteran applicants as well as compliance to policies by the program participants (which would include lenders, servicers, appraisers, builders, staff appraiser reviewer (SARs), underwriters, compliance inspectors, and other requesters. VA is republishing the system notice in its entirety.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Income and Asset Statement in Support of Claim for Pension or Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
Document Number: 2023-20001
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-15
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.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Accelerated Payment Verification of Completion Letter
Document Number: 2023-20043
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-15
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 Under OMB Review: Medical Expense Report
Document Number: 2023-19969
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-15
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.
Special Medical Advisory Group, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-19759
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Gravesite Reservation Questionnaire
Document Number: 2023-19696
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), 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: (Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents)
Document Number: 2023-19695
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-13
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 allow 30 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information of the VA Forms required of a State or Tribal Organization seeking a grant for the establishment, expansion, or improvement of a State of Tribal veterans cemetery for preapplication.
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting, Amended
Document Number: 2023-19740
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity: Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 809.507-1 and VAAR Provision 852.209-70
Document Number: 2023-19529
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-11
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 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: PayVA (Pay Now Enter Info Page)
Document Number: 2023-19491
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-11
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Debt Management Center, 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: Application for Reinstatement
Document Number: 2023-19368
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-08
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.
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-19367
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-08
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for Retroactive Induction for a Period Previously Completed Under Chapter 33 (Chapter 31-Veteran Readiness and Employment)
Document Number: 2023-19394
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-08
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: Application for Reimbursement of National Exam Fee
Document Number: 2023-19049
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-05
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.
Presumptive Service Connection for Respiratory Conditions Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter
Document Number: 2023-18979
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
This rulemaking adopts as final, with changes, an interim final rule that amended the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations governing presumptive service connection based on presumed exposures to fine particulate matter. The amendment was necessary to provide health care, services, and benefits to Gulf War Veterans who were exposed to fine particulate matter associated with deployment to the Southwest Asia theater of operations, as well as Afghanistan, Syria, Djibouti, and Uzbekistan. The amendment eased the evidentiary burden of Gulf War Veterans who file claims with VA for asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis, to include rhinosinusitis.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance and Supplemental Designation of Beneficiary Government Life Insurance
Document Number: 2023-18924
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-01
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.
Determining Eligibility for Domiciliary Care
Document Number: 2023-18921
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-09-01
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its medical regulations and State Veterans Home (State home) regulations. VA proposes to update the criteria used by VA in determining whether a veteran has no adequate means of support relative to eligibility for domiciliary care, and to shift the focus of the regulatory language from the veterans' ability to pursue substantially gainful employment to a broader consideration of available support systems and medical conditions or disabilities that might impact the veteran's ability to live independently. In addition, we propose amending our State home regulations to implement VA's authority to waive certain eligibility requirements for receipt of State home domiciliary care per diem.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2023-18807
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-31
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Individuals Submitting Invoices-Vouchers for Payment and Accounting Transactional Data-VA (13VA047) is a compilation of records received, controlled, managed, and employed for payment processing; general accounting; benefit payment distribution to veterans and their families; commercial vendor invoices for contract and reimbursement expenditures; payroll payments; and commercial government procurement and contracting data.
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-18884
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-31
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2023-18874
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-31
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the VA is modifying the system of records entitled, ``Veterans Enterprise Management System (VEMS)-VA'' (181VAOSDBU). This system provides VA personnel with access to resources that allow them to perform market research on Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The system also provides a platform for registration and announcement of VA OSDBU supported events, as well as provides OSDBU with the data and reports needed to manage their responsibilities under the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999.
Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-18647
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-29
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: State Home Programs for Veterans
Document Number: 2023-18533
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-29
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: Certificate of Delivery of Advance Payment and Enrollment
Document Number: 2023-18399
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-28
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: Per Diem to States for Care of Eligible Veterans in State Homes
Document Number: 2023-18312
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-25
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.
Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-18126
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-23
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
System Error Message and High Call Volume Impacting Submissions of Claims
Document Number: 2023-17582
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-16
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In response to notification that some Veterans and survivors received error messages in recent days when submitting their claim for disability compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), or intent to file such claim, through www.va.gov, the Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA) is instituting temporary provisions to consider any compensation or DIC claim or intent to file filed before 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday August 14, 2023, as received by VA on August 8, 2023. This preserves, for claims subject to the PACT Act (further discussed below), the potential of retroactive compensation benefits back to the date of PACT Act enactment, August 10, 2022. Claims, or intents to file, for compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation, received on August 9, 2023 through 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday August 14, 2023 will be deemed to have been received on August 8, 2023, the date of the initial problem on www.va.gov.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Refund of Educational Contributions
Document Number: 2023-17555
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-16
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.
Cooperative Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-17447
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-15
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Health Professional Scholarship Program
Document Number: 2023-17318
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-14
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
VA proposes to amend its regulations that govern the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) by implementing the mandates of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which would expand the number of scholarships available to those who are pursuing degrees or training in mental health disciplines. We also propose to make a technical correction under the Paperwork Reduction Act section to correct an approved OMB control number.
Announcement of Public Listening Sessions To Inform VA's Standards of Practice
Document Number: 2023-17309
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-14
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing a series of five virtual listening sessions for stakeholders to provide input on known state variances for health care occupations. National standards of practice are a standardized set of services that all health care professionals in a given occupation can perform in VA facilities with the proper education, training and skill. To learn more about VA's national standards of practice visit https://www.va.gov/ standardsofpractice/.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Requirements for Recognition as a VA Accredited Organization
Document Number: 2023-17400
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-14
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.
Solicitation of Nominations for the Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs
Document Number: 2023-17182
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-10
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (OPIA), Office of Tribal Government Relations (OTGR), is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (``the Committee'') to represent the following Indian Health Service (IHS) Areas: Bemidji; California; Great Plains; Nashville; Navajo; Tucson.
Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-17148
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-10
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Information To Make Direct Payment to Child Reaching Majority
Document Number: 2023-17125
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-10
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veteran's 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 ectension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: IBM Skillsbuild Training Program Application-Pilot Program
Document Number: 2023-16995
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-09
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.
Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-16915
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection With Claim for Aid and Attendance
Document Number: 2023-16751
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-07
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.
Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-16683
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-04
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2023-16601
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-04
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Persons Eligible for Burial
Document Number: 2023-16559
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-03
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is revising its regulations regarding persons eligible for interment in a national cemetery, documentation associated with requests for interment, and eligibility for headstones or markers to implement new authorities provided in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA FY22). Section 6601 of NDAA FY22 expanded eligibility for interment in national cemeteries to include certain individuals who served with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the Armed Forces during a specified time period. VA is amending its regulations to reflect this expanded eligibility.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (VBA, VHA, NCA)
Document Number: 2023-16415
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-02
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The 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.
Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education
Document Number: 2023-16269
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-01
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), is seeking nominations from qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education. (hereafter referred to as ``VACOE'' or ``the Committee'').
Implementation of the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments (SERVICE) Act
Document Number: 2023-15928
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-28
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is publishing this notice to inform the public about how it is implementing the SERVICE Act.
Notice of Request for Information on the Department of Veterans Affairs Creative Arts Therapists (Art) Standard of Practice
Document Number: 2023-16008
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-28
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is requesting information to assist in developing a national standard of practice for VA Creative Arts Therapists (Art). VA seeks comments on various topics to help inform VA's development of this national standard of practice.
Notice of Request for Information on the Department of Veterans Affairs Recreation Therapists Standard of Practice
Document Number: 2023-16007
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-28
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is requesting information to assist in developing a national standard of practice for VA Recreation Therapists. VA seeks comments on various topics to help inform VA's development of this national standard of practice.
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