82 FR 60797 - VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-27592 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 60797] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27592] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee will meet January 18-19, 2018 at 301 7th St. SW, Conference Room 2720, Washington, DC, 20024, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (EST). All sessions are open to the public. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officers, on matters relating 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 its programs and activities. The agenda will include detailed discussions of VA's Care in the Community program, issues identified in the Community Care program, improper payment payments and root causes of improper payments, working group and subcommittee reports, and recommendations. The meeting will include time reserved for public comments in the afternoon. A sign-up sheet for 5-minute comments will be available at the meeting. Individuals who wish to address the Committee may submit a 1-2 page summary of their comments for inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of the public may also submit written statements for the Committee's review to Tamika Barrier via email at [email protected]. Because the meeting will take place in a Federal building, visitors will be required to present photo identification. Any person attending should allow an additional 30 minutes before the beginning to allow for this security process. For interested parties who cannot attend in person, there is a toll-free telephone number (800) 767-1750; access code 03905#. Note: The telephone line will be muted until the Committee Chairman opens the floor for public comment. Any member of the public seeking additional information should contact Tamika Barrier, Designated Federal Officer, at (757) 254-8630. Dated: December 19, 2017. Jelessa M. Burney, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-27592 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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Subcommittee Date(s) Location
Regenerative Medicine ..................................................... February 27, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Rehabilitation Engineering & Prosthetics/Orthotics .......... February 27, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Psychological Health & Social Reintegration ................... February 27, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Brain Injury: TBI & Stroke ................................................. February 27–28, 2018 ........ Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Sensory Systems/Communication Disorders ................... February 28, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Rehabilitation ....................... February 28–March 01, Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
2018.
Career Development Award Program .............................. February 28–March 01, Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
2018.
Aging & Neurodegenerative Disease ............................... March 01, 2018 .................. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Spinal Cord Injury ............................................................. March 01, 2018 .................. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Center and Research Enhancement Award Program ...... March 15, 2018 .................. Crystal Gateway Marriott.
The addresses of the meeting sites are: is in accordance with 5 U.S.C. mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse across
* Teleconference—VA Central Office, 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). VA in order to improve the integrity of
1100 First Street NE, Washington, DC No oral or written comments will be VA’s payments and the efficiency of its
20002. Crowne Plaza Washington accepted from the public for either programs and activities.
portion of the meetings. Those who plan The agenda will include detailed
National Airport Hotel, 1480 Crystal
to attend (by phone or in person) the discussions of VA’s Care in the
Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Crystal
open portion of a subcommittee meeting Community program, issues identified
Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis
must contact Tiffany Asqueri, in the Community Care program,
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
Designated Federal Officer, improper payment payments and root
The purpose of the Board is to review Rehabilitation Research and causes of improper payments, working
rehabilitation research and development Development Service, at Department of group and subcommittee reports, and
applications and advise the Director, Veterans Affairs (10P9R), 810 Vermont recommendations.
Rehabilitation Research and Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or
The meeting will include time
Development Service, and the Chief email tiffany.asqueri@va.gov at least 5
reserved for public comments in the
Research and Development Officer on days before the meeting. For further
afternoon. A sign-up sheet for 5-minute
the scientific and technical merit, the information, please call Mrs. Asqueri at
comments will be available at the
mission relevance, and the protection of (202) 443–5757.
meeting. Individuals who wish to
human and animal subjects. Dated: December 19, 2017. address the Committee may submit a
The subcommittee meetings will be LaTonya L. Small, 1–2 page summary of their comments
open to the public for approximately Federal Advisory Committee Management for inclusion in the official meeting
one-half hour at the start of each Officer. record. Members of the public may also
meeting to cover administrative matters [FR Doc. 2017–27577 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am] submit written statements for the
and to discuss the general status of the BILLING CODE 8320–01–P Committee’s review to Tamika Barrier
program. Members of the public who via email at Tamika.Barrier@va.gov.
wish to attend the open portion of the Because the meeting will take place in
teleconference sessions may dial 1 (800) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS a Federal building, visitors will be
767–1750, participant code 35847. The AFFAIRS required to present photo identification.
remaining portion of each subcommittee Any person attending should allow an
meeting will be closed to the public for VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and
Abuse Advisory Committee; Notice of additional 30 minutes before the
the discussion, examination, reference beginning to allow for this security
to, and oral review of the research Meeting
process. For interested parties who
applications and critiques. During the The Department of Veterans Affairs cannot attend in person, there is a toll-
closed portion of each subcommittee (VA) gives notice under the Federal free telephone number (800) 767–1750;
meeting, discussion and Advisory Committee Act that the VA access code 03905#.
recommendations will include Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Note: The telephone line will be muted
qualifications of the personnel Advisory Committee will meet January until the Committee Chairman opens the
conducting the studies (the disclosure of 18–19, 2018 at 301 7th St. SW, floor for public comment. Any member of the
which would constitute a clearly Conference Room 2720, Washington, public seeking additional information should
unwarranted invasion of personal DC, 20024, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 contact Tamika Barrier, Designated Federal
privacy), as well as research information p.m. (EST). All sessions are open to the Officer, at (757) 254–8630.
(the premature disclosure of which public.
would likely compromise significantly The purpose of the Committee is to Dated: December 19, 2017.
the implementation of proposed agency advise the Secretary, through the Jelessa M. Burney,
action regarding such research projects). Assistant Secretary for Management and Federal Advisory Committee Management
As provided by subsection 10(d) of Chief Financial Officers, on matters Officer.
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