82 FR 32606 - Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 134 (July 14, 2017)

Page Range		32606-32607
FR Document		2017-14783

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisor Committee (herein-after in this section referred to as ``the Committee'').

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the VA Prevention 
of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations 
of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the VA 
Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisor Committee (herein-after 
in this section referred to as ``the Committee'').

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no 
later than 5:00 p.m. EST on July 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be sent electronically to the 
Advisory Committee Management Office mailbox at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Woskow, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Finance, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., (047), Washington, DC 20420, telephone (720) 471-1255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In carrying out the duties set forth, the 
activities of the Committee include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Identifying best practices and lessons learned from private 
industry and other Federal agencies that VA can leverage to maximize 
the effectiveness and efficiency of Department-wide activities to 
detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in VA programs at 
significant risk;
    (2) Providing advice on leveraging cutting-edge fraud detection and 
prevention tools and technologies used by other Federal agencies and 
private industry, including the identification of ways to utilize such 
tools in the short-term, as well as in the future, given VA's current 
Financial Management Business Transformation break-thru initiative; and
    (3) Providing advice on leveraging partnerships and experience to 
assist in maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of VA's ``Seek to 
Prevent Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (STOP FWA)'' initiative, which is 
designed to increase activities that prevent fraud, waste, and abuse 
and to reduce improper payments.

    Authority: The Committee is being 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. 
The Committee will provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with 
advice related to improving and enhancing VA's efforts to identify, 
prevent, and mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse across VA in order to 
improve the integrity of VA's payments and the efficiency of VA's 
programs and activities.

    Membership Criteria and Qualifications: VA is seeking nominations 
for Committee membership. The Committee is composed of twelve members 
and several ex-officio members.
    The members of the Committee are appointed by the Secretary of 
Veteran Affairs from the general public, from various sectors and 
organizations, including but not limited to:
    a. Veteran-focused organizations;
    b. Academic communities;
    c. Health care providers;
    d. Other Federal agencies;
    e. Insurance;
    f. Former Inspectors General;
    g. Veteran Service Organizations;
    h. Military service organizations;
    i. Academic communities; and
    j. Leaders of key stakeholder associations and organizations.
    In accordance with the Committee Charter, the Secretary shall 
determine the number, terms of service, and pay and allowances of 
Committee members, except that a term of service of any such member may 
not exceed two years. The

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Secretary may reappoint any Committee member for additional terms of 
service.
    To the extent possible, the Secretary seeks members who have 
diverse professional and personal qualifications including but not 
limited to subject matter experts in the areas described above. We ask 
that nominations include any relevant experience information so that VA 
can ensure diverse Committee membership.

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 the willingness to serve as a 
member of the Committee;
    (2) The nominee's contact information, including name, mailing 
address, telephone numbers, and email address;
    (3) The nominee's curriculum vitae; and
    (4) A summary of the nominee's experience and qualifications 
relative to the membership considerations described above.
    Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee shall be 
invited to serve a two-year term. Committee members will receive a 
stipend for attending Committee meetings, including per diem and 
reimbursement for eligible travel expenses incurred.
    The Department makes every effort to ensure that the membership of 
VA Federal advisory committees is diverse in terms of points of view 
represented and the committee's capabilities. Appointments to this 
Committee shall be made without discrimination because of a person's 
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, 
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.

    Dated: July 10, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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will be treated by the Internal Revenue on matters related to improving and activities of the Committee include, but
Service as having established reasonable enhancing VA’s efforts to identify, are not limited to:
cause for its filing failures and its tax- prevent, and mitigate fraud, waste, and (1) Identifying best practices and
exempt status will be reinstated abuse across VA in order to improve the lessons learned from private industry
retroactive to the date it was integrity of VA’s payments and the and other Federal agencies that VA can
automatically revoked. efficiency of VA’s programs and leverage to maximize the effectiveness
Form: None. activities. and efficiency of Department-wide
Affected Public: Not-for-profit Committee members will be activities to detect and prevent fraud,
institutions. appointed by the Secretary and waste, and abuse in VA programs at
Estimated Total Annual Burden membership will be drawn from various significant risk;
Hours: 6,206. sectors and organizations including but (2) Providing advice on leveraging
Title: Volunteer Income Tax not limited to Veteran-focused cutting-edge fraud detection and
Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling organizations, academic communities, prevention tools and technologies used
for the Elderly (TCE) Programs. health care providers, insurance by other Federal agencies and private
OMB Control Number: 1545–2222. providers, other Federal agencies, industry, including the identification of
Type of Review: Revision of a former Federal Inspectors General, ways to utilize such tools in the short-
currently approved collection. Veteran Service Organizations, Military term, as well as in the future, given VA’s
Abstract: The Internal Revenue Service Organizations, and leaders of current Financial Management Business
Service offers free assistance with tax key stakeholder associations and Transformation break-thru initiative;
return preparation and tax counseling organizations. and
using specially trained volunteers. The Any member of the public seeking (3) Providing advice on leveraging
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance additional information should contact partnerships and experience to assist in
(VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Gregory Woskow, Designated Federal maximizing the efficiency and
Elderly (TCE) programs assist seniors Officer (DFO), Department of Veterans effectiveness of VA’s ‘‘Seek to Prevent
and individuals with low to moderate Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (STOP FWA)’’
incomes, those with disabilities, and Room 446D, Washington, DC, or email initiative, which is designed to increase
those for whom English is a second at Gregory.Woskow@va.gov; or via activities that prevent fraud, waste, and
language. Using these forms will phone at (720) 471–1235. abuse and to reduce improper
provide consistent information that is Dated: July 10, 2017. payments.
needed when potential VITA/TCE Jelessa M. Burney, Authority: The Committee is being
volunteers submit their interest in established by the directive of the Secretary
Federal Advisory Committee Management
volunteering to represent the IRS when Officer. of VA, in accordance with the provisions of
they prepare tax returns during filing the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
[FR Doc. 2017–14780 Filed 7–13–17; 8:45 am]
season. as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The Committee
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Forms: 14310, 9653, 8654, 14204,
13715, and 13206. with advice related to improving and
Affected Public: Individuals or enhancing VA’s efforts to identify, prevent,
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS and mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse across
Households, Not-for-profit institutions.
AFFAIRS VA in order to improve the integrity of VA’s
Estimated Total Annual Burden payments and the efficiency of VA’s
Hours: 16,067. Solicitation of Nominations for programs and activities.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Appointment to the VA Prevention of Membership Criteria and
Dated: July 11, 2017. Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Qualifications: VA is seeking
Jennifer P. Leonard, Committee nominations for Committee
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. ACTION: Notice. membership. The Committee is
[FR Doc. 2017–14823 Filed 7–13–17; 8:45 am] composed of twelve members and
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans several ex-officio members.
Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of The members of the Committee are
qualified candidates to be considered appointed by the Secretary of Veteran
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS for appointment to the VA Prevention of Affairs from the general public, from
AFFAIRS Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisor various sectors and organizations,
Committee (herein-after in this section including but not limited to:
VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and referred to as ‘‘the Committee’’). a. Veteran-focused organizations;
Abuse Advisory Committee; Notice of DATES: Nominations for membership on b. Academic communities;
Establishment the Committee must be received no later c. Health care providers;
than 5:00 p.m. EST on July 24, 2017. d. Other Federal agencies;
As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the e. Insurance;
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
f. Former Inspectors General;
Department of Veterans Affairs hereby sent electronically to the Advisory g. Veteran Service Organizations;
gives notice of the establishment of the Committee Management Office mailbox h. Military service organizations;
VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and at vaadvisorycmte@va.gov. i. Academic communities; and
Abuse Advisory Committee FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: j. Leaders of key stakeholder
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(Committee). The Secretary of Veterans Gregory Woskow, Designated Federal associations and organizations.
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the public interest. Avenue NW., (047), Washington, DC the number, terms of service, and pay
The Committee will advise the 20420, telephone (720) 471–1255. and allowances of Committee members,
Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In except that a term of service of any such
Management and Chief Financial Officer carrying out the duties set forth, the member may not exceed two years. The

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on July 24, 2017.
Contact		Gregory Woskow, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Finance, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., (047), Washington, DC 20420, telephone (720) 471-1255.
FR Citation		82 FR 32606