80 FR 57269 - Annual Determination of Staffing Shortages

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 183 (September 22, 2015)

Page Range		57269-57269
FR Document		2015-23968

Section 7412 of title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.) requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General (IG) to determine and report on the five occupations of personnel of title 38 of the Department covered under 38 U.S.C. 7401 for which there are the largest staffing shortages throughout the Department as calculated over the 5-year period preceding the determination. The Secretary is required to publish these findings in the Federal Register. Based on its review, the IG identified the following five occupations as having the largest staffing shortages in the identified time period: Medical Officer, Nurse, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist, and Psychologist. Additional information and analysis can be found at: www.va.gov/OIG.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Annual Determination of Staffing Shortages

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 7412 of title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.) requires 
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General (IG) to 
determine and report on the five occupations of personnel of title 38 
of the Department covered under 38 U.S.C. 7401 for which there are the 
largest staffing shortages throughout the Department as calculated over 
the 5-year period preceding the determination. The Secretary is 
required to publish these findings in the Federal Register. Based on 
its review, the IG identified the following five occupations as having 
the largest staffing shortages in the identified time period: Medical 
Officer, Nurse, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist, and 
Psychologist. Additional information and analysis can be found at: 
www.va.gov/OIG.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Rasmussen, Management Review 
Service (10AR), Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 461-6643. (This is not a toll-
free number.)

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
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 16, 2015.
Michael Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 
of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Section		Notices
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Contact		Karen Rasmussen, Management Review Service (10AR), Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone: (202) 461-6643. (This is not a toll- free number.)
FR Citation		80 FR 57269