82_FR_27661 82 FR 27547 - Advisory Committee: National Academic Affiliations Council; Notice of Meeting

82 FR 27547 - Advisory Committee: National Academic Affiliations Council; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)

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FR Document2017-12418

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27547-27548]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12418]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee: National Academic Affiliations Council; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 that a meeting of the 
VA National Academic Affiliations Council (NAAC) will be held July 12, 
2017-July 13, 2017 in Washington DC. The July 12, 2017 session will be 
held in the Sonny Montgomery Conference Center, Room 230, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. 
and end at 4:45 p.m. The July 13, 2017 session will held in Room HVC-
201AB of the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, First Street NE.,

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Washington, DC 20515. This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn 
at 2:00 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.
    The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters 
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
    On July 12, 2017, the Council will receive two briefings on the 
Blue Ribbon Panel on VA-Medical School Affiliations and a historical 
review of previous NAAC recommendations. These presentations will be 
followed by a visit from the Interim Deputy Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs who will share his thoughts on VA transformation and entertain 
questions from the Council members. During the afternoon, the Council 
will explore potential improvements to VA's relationship with academic 
affiliates and specifically discuss the responses received from the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs' March 24, 2017 letter to VA medical 
school affiliates. The July 12, 2017 session will conclude with 
presentations from the VA Office of Research and Development and the 
National Research Advisory Council. On July 13, 2017, the Council will 
receive presentations on the 2017 VA Diversity and Inclusion Summit and 
the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act's Graduate Medical 
Education expansion effort. Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), Chairman, House 
Committee on Veterans Affairs, and Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Ranking 
Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs Subcommittee are invited to participate in these 
portions of the meeting. Other topics scheduled for the July 13, 2017 
session include an update on the status of VA contracting policy 
development relevant to academic affiliates and an exploration of 
future initiatives for the NAAC facilitated by the Council Chair. The 
Council will receive public comments from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on 
July 12, 2017 and again from 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on July 13, 2017.
    Interested persons may attend and present oral statements to the 
Council. A sign-in sheet for those who want to give comments will be 
available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 
1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. Oral presentations will be 
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of 
participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for 
review by the Council prior to the meeting or at any time, by email to, 
Steve.Trynosky@va.gov, or via mail to Stephen K. Trynosky JD, MPH, 
MMAS, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations 
(10A2D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Any member of 
the public wishing to attend or seeking additional information should 
contact Mr. Trynosky via email or by phone at (202) 461-6723. Because 
the meeting will be held in Government buildings, anyone attending must 
be prepared to submit to security screening and present a valid photo 
I.D. Please allow at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting for this 
process.

    Dated: June 12, 2017.
Jelessa Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12418 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 114 / Thursday, June 15, 2017 / Notices 27547 investment in operating companies, Code’’ is expanded to add the last line benchmark years when filing schedules including investment by and through with bullet items ‘‘If you are not 2 or 3 or both, for custodians and for private funds, will continue to be required to submit Schedule 2 records, end-investors is the holding of less than reported to BEA. Guidance on the please submit up to two additional $200 million in reportable foreign decision to report investments in certain Schedule 3 reports: securities owned by U.S. residents. For private funds or between entities of • Using custodian code 77, submit schedule 2, end-investors should certain private funds in the TIC system summary data on foreign securities held exclude securities that are held with or in BEA surveys can be found at: directly with foreign resident their unaffiliated U.S.-resident https://www.bea.gov/privatefunds; use custodians, including foreign-resident custodians. the tool labeled ‘‘U.S. Investments in offices of U.S. banks or U.S. broker/ Estimated Total Annual Burden Foreign Private Funds’’. This change in dealers, and with foreign-resident Hours: An annual average (over five reporting requirements aligns the U.S. central securities depositories. years) of 53,260 hours. direct investment and portfolio • Using custodian code 88, submit Frequency of Response: Annual. investment data more closely with the summary data on foreign securities held Request for Comments: Comments intent of the investment with respect to directly, managed directly, or held with submitted in response to this notice will management control. In addition, it U.S.-resident central securities be summarized and/or included in the reduces burden for respondents, many depositories (and for which no U.S.- request for Office of Management and of whom previously reported both to the resident custodian is used).’’ Budget approval. All comments will TIC reporting system and to BEA’s In addition, codes 77 and 88 are become a matter of public record. The direct investment reporting system. included in Appendix F: ‘‘List of public is invited to submit written Note: this change applies also to these Custodian Codes’’. comments concerning: (a) Whether the other TIC forms if the reporting (13) Some other clarifications may be Survey is necessary for the proper requirements of the form are met: BC, made in other parts of the instructions. performance of the functions of the BL–1, BL–2, BQ–1, BQ–2, BQ–3, D, S, The changes will improve overall Office of International Affairs within the SLT, and SHL/SHLA. survey reporting. Department of the Treasury, including (5) Section III.G ‘‘Direct Investment’’ Type of Review: Revision of currently whether the information collected will has been, in effect, expanded to be equal approved data collection. Affected Public: Business/Financial have practical uses; (b) the accuracy of to the detailed description of direct the above estimate of the burdens; (c) investment in the TIC GLOSSARY. Institutions. Form: TIC SHC/SHCA, Schedules 1, 2 ways to enhance the quality, usefulness (6) In the ‘‘Line-by-Line Instructions and clarity of the information to be for Schedule 1’’ (section IV.A in the and 3 (1505–0146). Estimated Number of Respondents: collected; (d) ways to minimize the instructions), the phrase in parentheses reporting and/or record keeping burdens in line 20 is clarified and reads An annual average (over five years) of 306, but this varies widely from about on respondents, including the use of ‘‘(records with Schedule 2, Item 12 = information technologies to automate security types 1, 2, 3, or 4)’’. 785 in benchmark years (once every five years) to about 190 in other years (four the collection of the data requested; and (7) In the ‘‘Line-by-Line Instructions (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs for Schedule 1’’ (section IV.A in the out of every five years). Estimated Average Time per of operation, maintenance and purchase instructions), the phrase in parentheses of services to provide the information in line 21 is clarified and reads Respondent: An annual average (over five years) of about 174 hours, but this requested. ‘‘(records with Schedule 2, Item 12 = security types 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11)’’. will vary widely from respondent to Dwight Wolkow, (8) In the ‘‘Line-by-Line Instructions respondent. (a) In the year of a Administrator, International Portfolio for Schedule 1’’ (section IV.A in the benchmark survey, which is conducted Investment Data Systems. instructions), the phrase in parentheses once every five years, it is estimated that [FR Doc. 2017–12361 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am] in line 22 is clarified and reads exempt respondents will require an BILLING CODE 4810–25–P ‘‘(records with Schedule 2, Item 12 = average of 17 hours; custodians of security types 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11)’’. securities providing security-by-security (9) In the ‘‘Line-by-Line Instructions information will require an average of 361 hours, but this figure will vary DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS for Schedule 1’’ (section IV.A in the AFFAIRS instructions), the phrase in parentheses widely for individual custodians; end- in line 23 is clarified and reads investors providing security-by-security Advisory Committee: National ‘‘(records with Schedule 2, Item 12 = information will require an average of Academic Affiliations Council; Notice security type 12)’’. 121 hours; and end-investors and of Meeting (10) In the ‘‘Line-by-Line Instructions custodians employing U.S. custodians for Schedule 2’’, the third part of the will require an average of 41 hours. (b) The Department of Veterans Affairs note for Type 8 in line 8 is changed to In a non-benchmark year, which occurs (VA) gives notice under the Federal read ‘‘(3) Short-term sovereign debt four years out of every five years: Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. securities should be reported as type 11; Custodians of securities providing 2 that a meeting of the VA National and (4) . . .’’ security-by-security information will Academic Affiliations Council (NAAC) (11) In the ‘‘Line-by-Line Instructions require an average of 546 hours (because will be held July 12, 2017–July 13, 2017 for Schedule 2’’, the note for ‘‘Type 11’’ only the largest U.S.-resident custodians in Washington DC. The July 12, 2017 pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES in line 11 is changed to read ‘‘Type 11 will report), but this figure will vary session will be held in the Sonny should include all debt other than asset- widely for individual custodians; end- Montgomery Conference Center, Room backed securities that is not covered in investors providing security-by-security 230, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., types 5–10, including short-term information will require an average of Washington, DC 20420. This session sovereign debt securities.’’ 146 hours; and reporters entrusting their will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:45 (12) In the ‘‘Line-by-Line Instructions foreign securities to U.S. custodians will p.m. The July 13, 2017 session will held for Schedule 3’’ (section IV.C in the require an average of 49 hours. 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27548 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 114 / Thursday, June 15, 2017 / Notices Washington, DC 20515. This session Trynosky JD, MPH, MMAS, Designated compliance with the original matching will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at Federal Officer, Office of Academic program. 2:00 p.m. The meetings are open to the Affiliations (10A2D), 810 Vermont ADDRESSES: Written comments public. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. concerning this matching program may The purpose of the Council is to Any member of the public wishing to be submitted by: Mail or hand-delivery advise the Secretary on matters affecting attend or seeking additional information to Director, Regulations Management partnerships between VA and its should contact Mr. Trynosky via email (00REG), Department of Veterans academic affiliates. or by phone at (202) 461–6723. Because Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., On July 12, 2017, the Council will the meeting will be held in Government Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; fax receive two briefings on the Blue Ribbon buildings, anyone attending must be to (202) 273–9026 (this is not a toll-free Panel on VA-Medical School prepared to submit to security screening number); or email to Affiliations and a historical review of and present a valid photo I.D. Please www.Regulations.gov. All comments previous NAAC recommendations. allow at least 15 minutes prior to the received will be available for public These presentations will be followed by meeting for this process. a visit from the Interim Deputy inspection in the Office of Regulation Secretary of Veterans Affairs who will Dated: June 12, 2017. Policy and Management, Room 1063B, share his thoughts on VA transformation Jelessa Burney, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 and entertain questions from the Federal Advisory Committee Management p.m., Monday through Friday (except Council members. During the afternoon, Officer. holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 the Council will explore potential [FR Doc. 2017–12418 Filed 6–14–17; 8:45 am] (this is not a toll-free number) for an improvements to VA’s relationship with BILLING CODE 8320–01–P appointment. academic affiliates and specifically FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: discuss the responses received from the Nancy C. Williams, Pension Analyst, Secretary of Veterans Affairs’ March 24, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Pension and Fiduciary Service (21P), 2017 letter to VA medical school AFFAIRS Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 affiliates. The July 12, 2017 session will Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC conclude with presentations from the Privacy Act of 1974; Report of 20420, (202) 461–8394 (this is not a toll- VA Office of Research and Development Matching Program free telephone number). and the National Research Advisory AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA will Council. On July 13, 2017, the Council ACTION:Notice of computer matching use this information to verify the will receive presentations on the 2017 program. income information submitted by VA Diversity and Inclusion Summit and beneficiaries in VA’s needs-based the Veterans Access, Choice and SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans benefit programs and adjust VA benefit Accountability Act’s Graduate Medical Affairs (VA) provides notice that it payments as prescribed by law. Education expansion effort. Rep. Phil intends to conduct a recurring Roe, M.D. (R–TN), Chairman, House The legal authority to conduct this computer-matching program matching match is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which requires Committee on Veterans Affairs, and Social Security Administration (SSA) Rep. Sanford Bishop (D–GA), Ranking any Federal department or agency to Master Beneficiary Records (MBRs) and provide VA such information as VA Member of the House Appropriations the Master Files of Social Security requests for the purposes of determining Committee, Military Construction and Number (SSN) Holders and SSN eligibility for benefits, or verifying other Veterans Affairs Subcommittee are Applications (Enumeration System) and information with respect to payment of invited to participate in these portions with VA pension, compensation, and benefits. of the meeting. Other topics scheduled dependency and indemnity The VA records involved in the match for the July 13, 2017 session include an compensation (DIC) records. The goal of are in ‘‘Compensation, Pension and update on the status of VA contracting this match is to identify beneficiaries, Education and Rehabilitation Records— policy development relevant to who are receiving VA benefits and SSA VA (58 VA 21/22/28),’’ a system of academic affiliates and an exploration of benefits or earned income, and to records which was first published at 41 future initiatives for the NAAC facilitated by the Council Chair. The reduce or terminate VA benefits, if FR 9294 (March 3, 1976), amended and Council will receive public comments appropriate. The match will include republished in its entirety at 77 FR from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on July 12, records of current VA beneficiaries. 42593 (July 19, 2012). The routine use 2017 and again from 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 DATES: The match will start no sooner is number 39 regarding computer p.m. on July 13, 2017. than 30 days after publication of this matches. The SSA records consist of Interested persons may attend and notice in the Federal Register (FR), or information from the system of records present oral statements to the Council. 40 days after copies of this notice and identified as the SSA MBR, 60–0090, A sign-in sheet for those who want to the agreement of the parties is submitted and SSA Enumeration System, 60–0058, give comments will be available at the to Congress and the Office of routine use number 15. meeting. Individuals who speak are Management and Budget, whichever is In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 invited to submit a 1–2 page summary later. The match will end not more than U.S.C. 552a(o)(2) and (r), copies of the of their comments at the time of the 18 months after the agreement is agreement are being sent to Congress meeting for inclusion in the official properly implemented by the parties. and to the Office of Management and pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES meeting record. Oral presentations will The involved agencies’ Data Integrity Budget. This notice is provided in be limited to five minutes or less, Boards (DIB) may extend this match for accordance with the provisions of depending on the number of 12 months provided the agencies certify Privacy Act of 1974 as amended by participants. Interested parties may also to their DIBs, within three months of the Public Law 100–503. provide written comments for review by ending date of the original match, that the Council prior to the meeting or at the matching program will be conducted PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: any time, by email to, Steve.Trynosky@ without change and that the matching The Social Security Administration va.gov, or via mail to Stephen K. program has been conducted in (SSA) VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:10 Jun 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15JNN1.SGM 15JNN1


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