82 FR 24782 - Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the MyVA Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 102 (May 30, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11054

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Enterprise Integration--MyVA Task Force, is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the MyVA Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs related to the Department's MyVA initiative and VA's ability to rebuild trust with Veterans and other stakeholders, improve service delivery with a focus on Veteran outcomes, and set the course for longer-term excellence and reform of VA. Nominations of qualified candidates are being sought to fill upcoming vacancies on the Committee.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the MyVA Advisory 
Committee

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Enterprise 
Integration--MyVA Task Force, is seeking nominations of qualified 
candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the MyVA 
Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs related to the Department's MyVA 
initiative and VA's ability to rebuild trust with Veterans and other 
stakeholders, improve service delivery with a focus on Veteran 
outcomes, and set the course for longer-term excellence and reform of 
VA. Nominations of qualified candidates are being sought to fill 
upcoming vacancies on the Committee.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2017. Packages received after this 
time will not be considered for the current membership cycle. All 
nomination packages should be sent to the Advisory Committee Management 
Office by email (recommended) or mail.

ADDRESSES: Advisory Committee Management Office (00AC), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee's responsibilities include:
    (1) Periodic reviews of the Department's progress on the MyVA 
efforts identified by the Secretary to address and improve Veteran 
engagement and experience, streamline internal processes to enhance the 
delivery of services, and reorganize to integrate services across VA 
business lines.
    (2) Advise on completing short-term and long-range plans, 
priorities, and strategies to improve the operational functions, 
services, processes, and outputs of the Department to achieve the 
outcomes outlined above.
    (3) Advice on appropriate levels of support and funding to develop 
those plans, priorities and strategies, and to help maintain 
appropriate balance between competing elements of the Department.
    (4) Advice on implementation of recommended improvements. 
Management and support services for the Committee are provided by the 
MyVA Task Force.

Membership Criteria and Qualifications

    VA is requesting nominations for Committee membership. The 
Committee is comprised of up to 20 members. The members of the 
Committee are appointed by the Secretary from the general public.
    The Secretary shall determine the number, terms of service, and pay 
and allowances of members of the Committee appointed by the Secretary. 
Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee shall be invited 
to serve a two-year term. The Secretary may reappoint any member for 
additional terms of service. Committee members will receive per diem 
and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred.

Requirements for Nomination Submission

    Nominations should be typed (one nomination per nominator). 
Nomination package should include:
    (1) A letter of nomination that clearly states the name and 
affiliation of the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e. specific 
attributes which qualify the nominee for service in this capacity), and 
a statement from the nominee indicating a willingness to serve as a 
member of the Committee;
    (2) The nominee's contact information, including name, mailing

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address, telephone numbers, and email address;
    (3) The nominee's curriculum vitae, no more than three pages and a 
one page cover letter; and
    (4) A summary of the nominee's experience and qualifications.
    The Department shall make every effort to ensure that the 
membership of its Federal advisory committees is fairly balanced in 
terms of points of view represented and the committee's function. 
Appointments to this Committee shall be made without discrimination 
because of a person's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, 
gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetic 
information. Nominations must state that the nominee is willing to 
serve as a member of the Committee and appears to have no conflict of 
interest that would preclude membership. An ethics review is conducted 
for each selected nominee.

    Authority: The Committee is established by the directive of the 
Secretary of VA, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2.

    Dated: May 24, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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survivors, and the impact of such best attending Committee meetings, ADDRESSES: Advisory Committee
practices. including per diem and reimbursement Management Office (00AC), Department
Membership Criteria and for eligible travel expenses incurred. of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Qualifications: VA is requesting The Department makes every effort to Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
nominations for Committee ensure that the membership of VA vaadvisorycmte@va.gov.
membership. The Committee is Federal advisory committees is diverse SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
composed of up to 20 members and in terms of points of view represented Committee’s responsibilities include:
several ex-officio members. and the committee’s capabilities. (1) Periodic reviews of the
The members of the Committee are Appointments to this Committee shall Department’s progress on the MyVA
appointed by the Secretary of Veteran be made without discrimination because efforts identified by the Secretary to
Affairs from the general public, from of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, address and improve Veteran
various sectors and organizations, sexual orientation, gender identify, engagement and experience, streamline
including but not limited to: national origin, age, disability, or internal processes to enhance the
(1) Veteran’s family members, genetic information. Nominations must delivery of services, and reorganize to
caregivers, and survivors state that the nominee is willing to serve integrate services across VA business
(2) Veteran-focused organizations; as a member of the Committee and lines.
(3) Military history and academic appears to have no conflict of interest (2) Advise on completing short-term
communities; that would preclude membership. An and long-range plans, priorities, and
(4) National Association of State ethics review is conducted for each strategies to improve the operational
Directors of Veterans Affairs; selected nominee. functions, services, processes, and
(5) The Federal Executive Branch; Authority: The Committee is being outputs of the Department to achieve
(6) Research experts and service established by the directive of the Secretary the outcomes outlined above.
providers; and of VA, in accordance with the provisions of (3) Advice on appropriate levels of
(7) Leaders of key stakeholder the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), support and funding to develop those
associations and organizations. as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2. plans, priorities and strategies, and to
In accordance with the Committee Dated: May 23, 2017. help maintain appropriate balance
Charter, the Secretary shall determine between competing elements of the
Jelessa M. Burney,
the number (up to 20), terms of service, Department.
Federal Advisory Committee Management
and pay and allowances of Committee (4) Advice on implementation of
Officer.
members, except that a term of service recommended improvements.
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of any such member may not exceed Management and support services for
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two years. The Secretary may reappoint the Committee are provided by the
any Committee member for additional MyVA Task Force.
terms of service. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
To the extent possible, the Secretary Membership Criteria and Qualifications
AFFAIRS
seeks members who have diverse VA is requesting nominations for
professional and personal qualifications Solicitation of Nominations for Committee membership. The Committee
including but not limited to subject Appointment to the MyVA Advisory is comprised of up to 20 members. The
matter experts in the areas described Committee members of the Committee are
above. We ask that nominations include appointed by the Secretary from the
any relevant experience information so ACTION: Notice. general public.
that VA can ensure diverse Committee The Secretary shall determine the
membership. SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans
number, terms of service, and pay and
Requirements for Nomination Affairs (VA), Office of Enterprise
allowances of members of the
Submission: Nominations should be Integration—MyVA Task Force, is
Committee appointed by the Secretary.
typed (one nomination per nominator). seeking nominations of qualified
Individuals selected for appointment to
Nomination package should include: candidates to be considered for
the Committee shall be invited to serve
(1) A letter of nomination that clearly appointment as a member of the MyVA
a two-year term. The Secretary may
states the name and affiliation of the Advisory Committee (Committee). The
reappoint any member for additional
nominee, the basis for the nomination Committee provides advice to the
terms of service. Committee members
(i.e., specific attributes which qualify Secretary of Veterans Affairs related to
will receive per diem and
the nominee for service in this the Department’s MyVA initiative and
reimbursement for travel expenses
capacity), and a statement from the VA’s ability to rebuild trust with
incurred.
nominee indicating the willingness to Veterans and other stakeholders,
serve as a member of the Committee; improve service delivery with a focus Requirements for Nomination
(2) The nominee’s contact on Veteran outcomes, and set the course Submission
information, including name, mailing for longer-term excellence and reform of Nominations should be typed (one
address, telephone numbers, and email VA. Nominations of qualified nomination per nominator). Nomination
address; candidates are being sought to fill package should include:
(3) The nominee’s curriculum vitae; upcoming vacancies on the Committee. (1) A letter of nomination that clearly
and DATES: Nominations for membership on states the name and affiliation of the
the Committee must be received no later
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(4) A summary of the nominee’s nominee, the basis for the nomination
experience and qualifications relative to than 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2017. (i.e. specific attributes which qualify the
the membership considerations Packages received after this time will nominee for service in this capacity),
described above. not be considered for the current and a statement from the nominee
Individuals selected for appointment membership cycle. All nomination indicating a willingness to serve as a
to the Committee shall be invited to packages should be sent to the Advisory member of the Committee;
serve a two-year term. Committee Committee Management Office by email (2) The nominee’s contact
members will receive a stipend for (recommended) or mail. information, including name, mailing

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address, telephone numbers, and email ACTION: Notice. With respect to the following
address; collection of information, VBA invites
(3) The nominee’s curriculum vitae, SUMMARY: Vocational Rehabilitation & comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
no more than three pages and a one page Employment Service, Department of collection of information is necessary
cover letter; and Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an for the proper performance of VBA’s
(4) A summary of the nominee’s opportunity for public comment on the functions, including whether the
experience and qualifications. proposed collection of certain information will have practical utility;
The Department shall make every information by the agency. Under the (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
effort to ensure that the membership of Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of burden of the proposed collection of
its Federal advisory committees is fairly 1995, Federal agencies are required to information; (3) ways to enhance the
balanced in terms of points of view publish notice in the Federal Register quality, utility, and clarity of the
represented and the committee’s concerning each proposed collection of information to be collected; and (4)
function. Appointments to this information, including each proposed ways to minimize the burden of the
Committee shall be made without extension of a currently approved collection of information on
discrimination because of a person’s collection, and allow 60 days for public respondents, including through the use
race, color, religion, sex, sexual comment in response to the notice. of automated collection techniques or
orientation, gender identity, national the use of other forms of information
DATES: Written comments and
origin, age, disability, or genetic technology.
recommendations on the proposed
information. Nominations must state Authority: Public Law (Pub. L.) 110–
collection of information should be
that the nominee is willing to serve as 389, Sec 334.
received on or before July 31, 2017.
a member of the Committee and appears Title: Vocational Rehabilitation and
to have no conflict of interest that ADDRESSES: Submit written comments Employment (VR&E) Longitudinal
would preclude membership. An ethics on the collection of information through Study Survey.
review is conducted for each selected www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
OMB Control Number: 2900–0786.
nominee. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Type of Review: Extension of a
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
Authority: The Committee is established currently approved collection.
by the directive of the Secretary of VA, in VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Abstract: As part of Public Law 110–
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
389, Vocational Rehabilitation &
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as electronic mail to oira_submission@
Employment (VR&E) VetSuccess
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2. omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Program is conducting a Longitudinal
Dated: May 24, 2017. Control No. 2900–0786’’ in any
Study of veterans participating in VR&E.
Jelessa M. Burney, correspondence.
This study will take place over the next
Federal Advisory Committee Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 20 years.
Officer. Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise Affected Public: Individuals and
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Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, Estimated Average Burden per
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey- Respondent: 20 minutes.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Frequency of Response: yearly over
AFFAIRS Control No. 2900–0786’’ in any the course of 20 years.
[OMB Control No. 2900–0786] correspondence. Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Agency Information Collection By direction of the Secretary.
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
Activity: Vocational Rehabilitation and Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
obtain approval from the Office of
Employment (VR&E) Longitudinal
Management and Budget (OMB) for each Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Study Survey Privacy and Records Management,
collection of information they conduct
AGENCY: Vocational Rehabilitation & or sponsor. This request for comment is Department of Veterans Affairs.
Employment Service, Department of being made pursuant to Section [FR Doc. 2017–11016 Filed 5–26–17; 8:45 am]
Veterans Affairs. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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Dates		Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2017. Packages received after this time will not be considered for the current membership cycle. All nomination packages should be sent to the Advisory Committee Management Office by email (recommended) or mail.
FR Citation		82 FR 24782