82 FR 48153 - Employees Whose Association With For-Profit Educational Institutions Poses No Detriment to Veterans

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 198 (October 16, 2017)

Page Range		48153-48154
FR Document		2017-22352

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a Notice of intent and request for comments in the Federal Register on September 14, 2017. This document withdraws the Notice of intent and request for comments that published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48153-48154]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22352]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Employees Whose Association With For-Profit Educational 
Institutions Poses No Detriment to Veterans

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent; withdrawal of notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a Notice of 
intent and request for comments in the Federal Register on September 
14, 2017. This document withdraws the Notice of intent and request for 
comments that published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2017.

DATES: Effective October 16, 2017, the Notice of intent and request for 
comments published at 82 FR 43288, September 14, 2017 is withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Britt, Office of General 
Counsel (02-EST), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, [email protected], 202-461-7637 (this 
is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA published a Notice of intent and 
request for comments in the Federal Register on September 14, 2017, 82 
FR 43288, that proposed issuance of a blanket waiver of the conflict of 
interest provisions of 38 U.S.C. 3683(a). This statute requires 
immediate dismissal from VA service of any officer or employee who has, 
while an officer or employee, owned any interest in, or received any 
wages, salary, dividends, profits, gratuities, or services from, any 
educational institution operated for profit in which an eligible person 
or veteran was using VA educational benefits. The document stated that 
the Secretary intended to waive the application of 38 U.S.C. 3683(a) 
for all VA employees who receive any wages, salary, dividends, profits, 
gratuities, or services from, or own any interest in, a for-profit 
educational institution in which an eligible person or veteran is 
pursuing a program of education using VA education benefits, as long as 
employees abided by the existing criminal conflict of interest laws and 
the Standards of Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, as the 
Secretary had determined that no detriment would result to the United 
States, veterans, or eligible persons from such activities.
    Comments to the document were to be provided to the VA on or before 
October 16, 2017. The VA received a significant number of comments and 
has determined not to pursue implementation of the waiver as

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originally proposed. This document withdraws the Notice of intent and 
request for comments that published in the Federal Register on 
September 14, 2017, 82 FR 43288.

    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Michael Shores,
Director, Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-22352 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
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Because the meeting will be held in Secretary of the Treasury and the DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
a secure federal building, members of making of recommendations of the AFFAIRS
the public who wish to attend the Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to
meeting must register in advance. The Public Law 103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B). Employees Whose Association With
link to the online registration system Thus, this information is exempt from For-Profit Educational Institutions
can be found in the meeting disclosure under that provision and 5 Poses No Detriment to Veterans
announcement found at the top of U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
www.cdfifund.gov/cdab. The meeting is concerned with information
registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. ACTION: Notice of intent; withdrawal of
that is exempt from disclosure under 5
Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, notice.
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest
November 9, 2017. For entry into the requires that such meetings be closed to SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans
building on the date of the meeting, the public because the Treasury Affairs (VA) published a Notice of intent
each attendee must present his or her Department requires frank and full and request for comments in the Federal
government issued ID, such as a driver’s advice from representatives of the Register on September 14, 2017. This
license or passport, which includes a financial community prior to making its document withdraws the Notice of
photo. final decisions on major financing intent and request for comments that
The Advisory Board meeting will operations. Historically, this advice has published in the Federal Register on
include a report from the CDFI Fund been offered by debt management September 14, 2017.
Director on the activities of the CDFI advisory committees established by the DATES: Effective October 16, 2017, the
Fund since the last Advisory Board several major segments of the financial Notice of intent and request for
meeting and on Fiscal Year 2018 community. When so utilized, such a comments published at 82 FR 43288,
priorities, and reports on recent third- committee is recognized to be an September 14, 2017 is withdrawn.
party research conducted for the CDFI advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fund. 2, 3. Christopher Britt, Office of General
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703. Although the Treasury’s final Counsel (02–EST), Department of
Mary Ann Donovan, announcement of financing plans may Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
Director, Community Development Financial not reflect the recommendations NW., Washington, DC 20420,
Institutions Fund. provided in reports of the Committee, Christopher.britt@va.gov, 202–461–7637
[FR Doc. 2017–22278 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am]
premature disclosure of the Committee’s (this is not a toll free number).
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deliberations and reports would be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA
likely to lead to significant financial published a Notice of intent and request
speculation in the securities market. for comments in the Federal Register on
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Thus, this meeting falls within the September 14, 2017, 82 FR 43288, that
exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. proposed issuance of a blanket waiver of
Departmental Offices 552b(c)(9)(A). the conflict of interest provisions of 38
Treasury staff will provide a technical U.S.C. 3683(a). This statute requires
Debt Management Advisory Committee briefing to the press on the day before immediate dismissal from VA service of
Meeting the Committee meeting, following the any officer or employee who has, while
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 release of a statement of economic an officer or employee, owned any
U.S.C. App. 2, 10(a)(2), that a meeting conditions and financing estimates. This interest in, or received any wages,
will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, briefing wilt give the press an salary, dividends, profits, gratuities, or
16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue opportunity to ask questions about services from, any educational
NW., Washington, DC, on October 31, financing projections. The day after the institution operated for profit in which
2017 at 9:30 a.m. of the following debt Committee meeting, Treasury will an eligible person or veteran was using
management advisory committee: release the minutes of the meeting, any VA educational benefits. The document
Treasury Borrowing Advisory charts that were discussed at the stated that the Secretary intended to
Committee of The Securities Industry meeting, and the Committee’s report to waive the application of 38 U.S.C.
and Financial Markets Association. the Secretary. 3683(a) for all VA employees who
The agenda for the meeting provides The Office of Debt Management is receive any wages, salary, dividends,
for a charge by the Secretary of the responsible for maintaining records of profits, gratuities, or services from, or
Treasury or his designate that the debt management advisory committee own any interest in, a for-profit
Committee discuss particular issues and meetings and for providing annual educational institution in which an
conduct a working session. Following reports setting forth a summary of eligible person or veteran is pursuing a
the working session, the Committee will Committee activities and such other program of education using VA
present a written report of its matters as may be informative to the education benefits, as long as employees
recommendations. The meeting will be public consistent with the policy of 5 abided by the existing criminal conflict
closed to the public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal of interest laws and the Standards of
U.S.C. App. 2, 10(d) and Public Law Officer or other responsible agency Conduct for Employees of the Executive
103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B) (31 U.S.C. 3121 official who may be contacted for Branch, as the Secretary had determined
note). additional information is Fred that no detriment would result to the
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determination, pursuant to the authority Management (202) 622–1876. persons from such activities.
placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. Comments to the document were to be
App. 2, 10(d) and vested in me by Dated: October 5, 2017. provided to the VA on or before October
Treasury Department Order No. 101–05, Fred Pietrangeli, 16, 2017. The VA received a significant
that the meeting will consist of Director (for Office of Debt Management). number of comments and has
discussions and debates of the issues [FR Doc. 2017–21955 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] determined not to pursue
presented to the Committee by the BILLING CODE 4810–25–M implementation of the waiver as

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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 of intent; withdrawal of notice.
Dates		Effective October 16, 2017, the Notice of intent and request for comments published at 82 FR 43288, September 14, 2017 is withdrawn.
Contact		Christopher Britt, Office of General Counsel (02-EST), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, [email protected], 202-461-7637 (this is not a toll free number).
FR Citation		82 FR 48153