80_FR_56731 80 FR 56550 - Publication of Choice Act Section 201 Independent Assessments

80 FR 56550 - Publication of Choice Act Section 201 Independent Assessments

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)

Page Range56550-56551
FR Document2015-23449

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Commission on Care, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee have received the final report on the independent assessment of VA health care processes as required under Section 201 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA). This Notice announces the public release of the report, entitled Independent Assessment of the Health Care Delivery Systems and Management Process of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Independent Assessment Report), on a VA Web site.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Publication of Choice Act Section 201 Independent Assessments

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Commission on 
Care, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and the House Veterans' 
Affairs Committee have received the final report on the independent 
assessment of VA health care processes as required

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under Section 201 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability 
Act of 2014 (VACAA). This Notice announces the public release of the 
report, entitled Independent Assessment of the Health Care Delivery 
Systems and Management Process of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(Independent Assessment Report), on a VA Web site.

ADDRESSES: The complete copy of the final independent assessment is 
available on the following Web site: http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/factsheets_and_details.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Regan Crump, Director, Office of 
Strategic Planning & Analysis, Veterans Health Administration, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 461-7096 
(This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA entered into a contract with MITRE 
Corporation's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Alliance to 
Modernize Healthcare (CAMH), a private Federally Funded Research and 
Development Center (FFRDC) focused on large-scale transformation of 
health care systems in both the public and private sectors. CAMH and 
its partners have interviewed hundreds of VA and Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA) staff and visited 87 medical facilities across 30 
states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, as they conducted a 
comprehensive independent assessment of the hospital care, medical 
services, and other health care processes across VA medical facilities. 
VA has provided access to its data, systems, and records by sharing 
approximately 500 data sets, reports, and other critical documentation 
to assist with CAMH's comprehensive analysis.
    The Commission on Care, an independent group of health care, 
business, and government experts established by VACAA, will now review 
this report and undertake a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of 
Veterans' access to VA health care and strategically examine how best 
to organize VHA to enable the delivery of high-quality and timely care. 
The Commission will submit a report of its findings and recommendations 
early in 2016 to the President of the United States through the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. VA will be required to implement each 
recommendation that the President considers feasible, advisable, and 
able to be implemented without further legislation.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the 
Independent Assessment Report to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, approved this document on September 15, 2015, for 
publication.

    Dated: September 15, 2015.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-23449 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              order to inspect and photocopy                          substantially similar manner to those                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              comments.                                               complaints received through CRAs.                     Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850.
                                                 All comments received, including                        Twelve 1022.43(f)(2) incorporates the              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     A
                                              attachments and other supporting                        statutory requirement that a furnisher                Certificate of Authority as an acceptable
                                              materials, are part of the public record                must notify a consumer by mail or other               surety on Federal bonds is hereby
                                              and subject to public disclosure. Do not                means (if authorized by the consumer)                 issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to the
                                              include any information in your                         not later than five business days after               following company:
                                              comment or supporting materials that                    making a determination that a dispute is
                                                                                                                                                              Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
                                              you consider confidential or                            frivolous or irrelevant. Twelve CFR
                                                                                                                                                            Company (NAIC # 22276).
                                              inappropriate for public disclosure.                    1022.43(f) incorporates the statute’s                   BUSINESS ADDRESS: 3024 Harney Street,
                                                 Additionally, please send a copy of                  content requirements for the notices.                 Omaha, NE., 68131–3580.
                                              your comments by mail to: OCC Desk                         Type of Review: Extension of a                       PHONE: (402) 916–3000.
                                              Officer, 1557–0238, U.S. Office of                      currently approved collection.                          UNDERWRITING LIMITATION b/:
                                              Management and Budget, 725 17th                            Affected Public: Businesses or other               $323,414,000.
                                              Street NW., #10235, Washington, DC                      for-profit.                                             SURETY LICENSES c/: AL, AR, CO, FL, ID,
                                              20503, or by email to: oira submission@                    Estimated Number of Respondents:                   IN, IA, ME, MD, MN, MT, NE., NJ, NC, ND,
                                                                                                      1,464 respondents.                                    PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT,WV, WI, WY.
                                              omb.eop.gov.                                                                                                    INCORPORATED IN: Nebraska.
                                                                                                         Estimated Total Annual Burden:
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      185,443 hours.                                           Federal bond-approving officers
                                              Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance                            A 60-day Federal Register notice                   should annotate their reference copies
                                              Officer, (202) 649–5490, for persons                    concerning this collection of                         of the Treasury Circular 570
                                              who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY,                   information was published on July 7,                  (‘‘Circular’’), 2015 Revision, to reflect
                                              (202) 649–5597, Legislative and                         2015, 80 FR 38808. No comments were                   this addition.
                                              Regulatory Activities Division, Office of               received. Comments continue to be                        Certificates of Authority expire on
                                              the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th                invited on:                                           June 30th each year, unless revoked
                                              Street SW., Washington, DC 20219.                          (a) Whether the collection of                      prior to that date. The Certificates are
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC                      information is necessary for the proper               subject to subsequent annual renewal as
                                              is requesting that OMB extend its                       performance of the functions of the                   long as the companies remain qualified
                                              approval of this collection of                          OCC, including whether the information                (see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified
                                              information.                                            has practical utility;                                companies is published annually as of
                                                 Title: Procedures to Enhance the                        (b) The accuracy of the OCC’s                      July 1st in the Circular, which outlines
                                              Accuracy and Integrity of Information                   estimate of the burden of the collection              details as to the underwriting
                                              Furnished to Consumer Reporting                         of information;                                       limitations, areas in which companies
                                              Agencies under Section 312 of the Fair                     (c) Ways to enhance the quality,                   are licensed to transact surety business,
                                              and Accurate Credit Transactions Act                    utility, and clarity of the information to            and other information.
                                              (FACT Act).                                             be collected;                                            The Circular may be viewed and
                                                 OMB Control No.: 1557–0238.                             (d) Ways to minimize the burden of                 downloaded through the Internet at
                                                 Description: Section 312 of the Fair                 the collection on respondents, including              http://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/
                                              and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of                 through the use of automated collection               ref/suretyBnd/surety_home.htm.
                                              2003 (FACT Act) requires the issuance                   techniques or other forms of information                 Questions concerning this notice may
                                              of (1) guidelines for use by furnishers                 technology; and                                       be directed to the U.S. Department of
                                              regarding the accuracy and integrity of                    (e) Estimates of capital or start-up               the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal
                                              the information about consumers that                    costs and costs of operation,                         Service, Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-
                                              they furnish to consumer reporting                      maintenance, and purchase of services                 West Highway, Room 6D22, Hyattsville,
                                              agencies and (2) regulations requiring                  to provide information.                               MD 20782.
                                              furnishers to establish reasonable                        Dated: September 14, 2015.                            Dated: September 8, 2015.
                                              policies and procedures for                             Mary H. Gottlieb,
                                                                                                                                                            Kevin McIntyre,
                                              implementing the guidelines. Section                    Regulatory Specialist, Legislative and
                                              312 also requires the issuance of                                                                             Manager, Financial Accounting and Services
                                                                                                      Regulatory Activities Division.
                                                                                                                                                            Branch, Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
                                              regulations identifying the                             [FR Doc. 2015–23403 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                              circumstances under which a furnisher                                                                         [FR Doc. 2015–23446 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
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                                              must reinvestigate disputes about the                                                                         BILLING CODE 4810–35–P

                                              accuracy of information contained in a
                                              consumer report based on a direct                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                              request from a consumer.                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                 Twelve CFR 1022.42(a) requires                       Fiscal Service                                        AFFAIRS
                                              furnishers to establish and implement
                                              reasonable written policies and                         Surety Companies Acceptable on                        Publication of Choice Act Section 201
                                              procedures regarding the accuracy and                   Federal Bonds: Berkshire Hathaway                     Independent Assessments
                                              integrity of consumer information that                  Specialty Insurance Company
                                                                                                                                                            AGENCY:   Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                              they provide to a consumer reporting                    AGENCY:  Bureau of the Fiscal Service,                ACTION:   Notice.
                                              agency (CRA).                                           Fiscal Service, Department of the
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                                                 Twelve CFR 1022.43(a) permits                        Treasury.                                             SUMMARY:   The Department of Veterans
                                              consumers to initiate disputes directly                 ACTION: Notice.                                       Affairs (VA), the Commission on Care,
                                              with the furnishers in certain                                                                                the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee,
                                              circumstances. Furnishers are required                  SUMMARY:  This is Supplement No. 2 to                 and the House Veterans’ Affairs
                                              to have procedures to ensure that                       the Treasury Department Circular 570,                 Committee have received the final
                                              disputes received directly from                         2015 Revision, published July 1, 2015,                report on the independent assessment of
                                              consumers are handled in a                              at 80 FR 37735.                                       VA health care processes as required


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                                              under Section 201 of the Veterans                       on large-scale transformation of health               its findings and recommendations early
                                              Access, Choice, and Accountability Act                  care systems in both the public and                   in 2016 to the President of the United
                                              of 2014 (VACAA). This Notice                            private sectors. CAMH and its partners                States through the Secretary of Veterans
                                              announces the public release of the                     have interviewed hundreds of VA and                   Affairs. VA will be required to
                                              report, entitled Independent Assessment                 Veterans Health Administration (VHA)                  implement each recommendation that
                                              of the Health Care Delivery Systems and                 staff and visited 87 medical facilities               the President considers feasible,
                                              Management Process of the Department                    across 30 states, Washington, DC, and                 advisable, and able to be implemented
                                              of Veterans Affairs (Independent                        Puerto Rico, as they conducted a                      without further legislation.
                                              Assessment Report), on a VA Web site.                   comprehensive independent assessment                  Signing Authority
                                              ADDRESSES: The complete copy of the                     of the hospital care, medical services,
                                              final independent assessment is                         and other health care processes across                  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
                                              available on the following Web site:                    VA medical facilities. VA has provided                designee, approved this document and
                                              http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/                        access to its data, systems, and records              authorized the undersigned to sign and
                                              factsheets_and_details.asp.                             by sharing approximately 500 data sets,               submit the Independent Assessment
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.                    reports, and other critical                           Report to the Office of the Federal
                                              Regan Crump, Director, Office of                        documentation to assist with CAMH’s                   Register for publication electronically as
                                              Strategic Planning & Analysis, Veterans                 comprehensive analysis.                               an official document of the Department
                                              Health Administration, 810 Vermont                                                                            of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Nabors II,
                                                                                                        The Commission on Care, an
                                              Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,                                                                             Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans
                                                                                                      independent group of health care,
                                              Telephone: (202) 461–7096 (This is not                                                                        Affairs, approved this document on
                                                                                                      business, and government experts
                                              a toll-free number.)                                                                                          September 15, 2015, for publication.
                                                                                                      established by VACAA, will now review
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA                           this report and undertake a                             Dated: September 15, 2015.
                                              entered into a contract with MITRE                      comprehensive evaluation and                          William F. Russo,
                                              Corporation’s Centers for Medicare and                  assessment of Veterans’ access to VA                  Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy
                                              Medicaid Services’ Alliance to                          health care and strategically examine                 & Management, U.S. Department of Veterans
                                              Modernize Healthcare (CAMH), a                          how best to organize VHA to enable the                Affairs.
                                              private Federally Funded Research and                   delivery of high-quality and timely care.             [FR Doc. 2015–23449 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Development Center (FFRDC) focused                      The Commission will submit a report of                BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactDr. Regan Crump, Director, Office of Strategic Planning & Analysis, Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 461-7096 (This is not a toll-free number.)
FR Citation80 FR 56550 

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