80_FR_62370 80 FR 62171 - Non-VA Care Core Provider Network

80 FR 62171 - Non-VA Care Core Provider Network

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)

Page Range62171-62172
FR Document2015-26254

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking a Tribal Consultation on VHA's effort to improve continuity of care and health care access via the development of a non-VA care core provider network utilizing agreements with high quality partners who also share the privilege of serving Veterans.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62171-62172]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26254]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Non-VA Care Core Provider Network

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health 
Administration (VHA) is seeking a Tribal Consultation on VHA's effort 
to improve continuity of care and health care access via the 
development of a non-VA care core provider network utilizing agreements 
with high quality partners who also share the privilege of serving 
Veterans.

DATES: Comments must be received by VA on or before Monday, October 26, 
2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay Ward, VA Office of Tribal 
Government Relations by phone at (202) 461-7445 (this is not a toll-
free number), or by email at [email protected], or by 
mail at Suite 915B, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the VA Office of Public 
and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Tribal Government Relations by 
email at

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[email protected], by fax at (202) 273-5716, or by 
mail at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Suite 915L, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that the 
submission is in response to ``Notice of Tribal Consultation Non-VA 
Care Core Provider Network.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July 2015, Congress passed the VA Budget 
and Choice Improvement Act, which calls for VA to develop by November 
1, 2015 a plan to consolidate and streamline VA community care. In the 
plan due to Congress, VA proposes to reference, in the plan due to 
Congress, the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal Health Programs 
(THP) as members of the VA core provider network. Inclusion in the core 
network of providers would preserve and build on VA's existing 
relationship IHS and THP and facilitate future collaborations to 
improve health care services provided to all eligible, enrolled 
Veterans. This Tribal Consultation is seeking input from tribal 
governments regarding this proposed inclusion in the core provider 
network.
    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 October 9, 2015, for 
publication.

    Dated: October 9, 2015.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, 
Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-26254 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 199 / Thursday, October 15, 2015 / Notices 62171 advance notice. Due to limited seating Form Number: Form 8935 and Form UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF and security requirements, please call or 8935–T. PEACE email Caryl Grant to confirm your Abstract: Form 8935 will provide to attendance. Ms. Grant can be reached at the employee, current or former, the Notice of Meeting 202–317–6851 or PublicLiaison@irs.gov. amount of the payment that was AGENCY: United States Institute of Peace. Should you wish the IRPAC to consider received from the airline that is eligible a written statement, please call 202– Date/Time: Friday, October 23, 2015 for rollover treatment into a Roth IRA. 317–6851, or write to: Internal Revenue (10:00 a.m.–1:45 p.m.). Form 8935–T (Transmittal form) will Location: 2301 Constitution Avenue Service, Office of National Public provide the Secretary the names, years, Liaison, CL:NPL:SRM, Room 7559, 1111 NW., Washington, DC 20037. and amounts of such payments. Status: Open Session—Portions may Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Current Actions: There is no change to be closed pursuant to subsection (c) of DC 20224 or email: PublicLiaison@ this existing regulation. section 552(b) of title 5, United States irs.gov. Type of Review: Extension of a Code, as provided in subsection Dated: October 6, 2015. currently approved collection. 1706(h)(3) of the United States Institute John Lipold, Affected Public: Business or other for- of Peace Act, Public Law 98–525. Designated Federal Official, Branch Chief, profit organizations and not-for-profit Agenda: October 23, 2015 Board National Public Liaison. institutions. Meeting; Approval of Minutes of the [FR Doc. 2015–26198 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] Estimated Number of Responses: 40. One Hundred Fifty-sixth Meeting (July BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Estimated Average Time per 24, 2015) of the Board of Directors; Respondent: 1 hour and 6 minutes. Chairman’s Report; Vice Chairman’s Report; President’s Report; Prime DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Estimated Total Annual Burden Minister Nawaz Sharif Event; Reports Hours: 44. from USIP Board Committees; Annual Internal Revenue Service The following paragraph applies to all Update—Strategic Plan Evaluation. of the collections of information covered Contact: Nick Rogacki, Special Proposed Collection; Comment by this notice: Assistant to the President, Email: Request for Regulation Project An agency may not conduct or nrogacki@usip.org. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), sponsor, and a person is not required to Dated: September 25, 2015. Treasury. respond to, a collection of information Nicholas Rogacki, ACTION: Notice and request for unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number. Special Assistant to the President. comments. [FR Doc. 2015–26247 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] Books or records relating to a collection SUMMARY: The Department of the of information must be retained as long BILLING CODE 6820–AR–P Treasury, as part of its continuing effort as their contents may become material to reduce paperwork and respondent in the administration of any internal burden, invites the general public and revenue law. Generally, tax returns and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS other Federal agencies to take this tax return information are confidential, AFFAIRS opportunity to comment on proposed as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. and/or continuing information Request for Comments: Comments Non-VA Care Core Provider Network collections, as required by the submitted in response to this notice will AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, be summarized and/or included in the ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation. Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. request for OMB approval. All 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is comments will become a matter of SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans soliciting comments concerning Form public record. Comments are invited on: Affairs (VA), Veterans Health 8935, Airline Payments Report, and (a) Whether the collection of Administration (VHA) is seeking a Form 8935–T, Transmittal of Airline information is necessary for the proper Tribal Consultation on VHA’s effort to Payments Reports. performance of the functions of the improve continuity of care and health DATES: Written comments should be agency, including whether the care access via the development of a received on or before December 14, 2015 information shall have practical utility; non-VA care core provider network to be assured of consideration. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate utilizing agreements with high quality ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments of the burden of the collection of partners who also share the privilege of to Elaine Christophe, Internal Revenue information; (c) ways to enhance the serving Veterans. Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution quality, utility, and clarity of the DATES: Comments must be received by Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. information to be collected; (d) ways to VA on or before Monday, October 26, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: minimize the burden of the collection of 2015. Requests for additional information or information on respondents, including FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay copies of this regulation should be through the use of automated collection Ward, VA Office of Tribal Government directed to Sara Covington, Internal techniques or other forms of information Relations by phone at (202) 461–7445 Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 technology; and (e) estimates of capital (this is not a toll-free number), or by Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, or start-up costs and costs of operation, email at Tribalgovernmentconsultation@ mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DC 20224, or through the Internet at maintenance, and purchase of services va.gov, or by mail at Suite 915B, 810 Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov. to provide information. Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC Approved: September 29, 2015. 20420. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Permitted Elimination of Elaine H. Christophe, ADDRESSES: Written comments may be Preretirement Optional Forms of IRS Supervisory Tax Analyst. submitted to the VA Office of Public Benefit. [FR Doc. 2015–26196 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of OMB Number: 1545–2140. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Tribal Government Relations by email at VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Oct 14, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1

62172 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 199 / Thursday, October 15, 2015 / Notices Tribalgovernmentconsultation@va.gov, reference, in the plan due to Congress, this document and authorized the by fax at (202) 273–5716, or by mail at the Indian Health Service (IHS) and undersigned to sign and submit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Tribal Health Programs (THP) as document to the Office of the Federal Suite 915L, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., members of the VA core provider Register for publication electronically as Washington, DC 20420. Comments network. Inclusion in the core network an official document of the Department should indicate that the submission is of providers would preserve and build of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Nabors II, in response to ‘‘Notice of Tribal on VA’s existing relationship IHS and Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Consultation Non-VA Care Core THP and facilitate future collaborations Affairs, approved this document on Provider Network.’’ to improve health care services October 9, 2015, for publication. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July provided to all eligible, enrolled Dated: October 9, 2015. 2015, Congress passed the VA Budget Veterans. This Tribal Consultation is Jeffrey M. Martin, and Choice Improvement Act, which seeking input from tribal governments Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation calls for VA to develop by November 1, regarding this proposed inclusion in the Policy & Management, Office of the General 2015 a plan to consolidate and core provider network. Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. streamline VA community care. In the Signing Authority: The Secretary of [FR Doc. 2015–26254 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] plan due to Congress, VA proposes to Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved BILLING CODE 8320–01–P mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Oct 14, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Tribal Consultation.
DatesComments must be received by VA on or before Monday, October 26, 2015.
ContactClay Ward, VA Office of Tribal Government Relations by phone at (202) 461-7445 (this is not a toll- free number), or by email at [email protected], or by mail at Suite 915B, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420.
FR Citation80 FR 62171 
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