83 FR 22125 - Publication of the Date on Which All Amounts Deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund Will Be Exhausted

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 92 (May 11, 2018)

Page Range		22125-22125
FR Document		2018-10058

The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, as amended, directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish in the Federal Register the date on which the Secretary will have exhausted all amounts deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund. This Federal Register Notice is VA's publication of this date.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Publication of the Date on Which All Amounts Deposited in the 
Veterans Choice Fund Will Be Exhausted

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, 
as amended, directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish 
in the Federal Register the date on which the Secretary will have 
exhausted all amounts deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund. This 
Federal Register Notice is VA's publication of this date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Duran, Director, Policy and 
Planning (10D1A1), Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (303) 
372-4629. This is not a toll free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Veterans Access, Choice, and 
Accountability Act of 2014 (the Act), Public Law (Pub. L.) 113-146, as 
amended, section 802, established the Veterans Choice Fund to be used 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Veterans Choice 
Program established by section 101 of the Act. Pursuant to sections 
101(p)(1) and (2) of the Act, the Secretary may not furnish care and 
services under the Veterans Choice Program after the date on which the 
Secretary has exhausted all amounts deposited in the Veterans Choice 
Fund. Section 101(p)(3) of the Act directs, not later than 30 days 
prior, VA to publish this date in the Federal Register and on an 
internet website of the Department available to the public. Based on 
current data, VA believes it will have exhausted the amount that was 
deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund no earlier than May 31, 2018; 
however, due to the unique nature of health care and the variability in 
health care costs, the amounts in the Fund could last as long as June 
15, 2018. This information can be found on the internet at http://www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/index.asp. VA will update the website if it 
determines based on the most current information that the amounts in 
the Fund will be exhausted later than anticipated.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Peter M. 
O'Rourke, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on May 7, 2018, for publication.

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-10058 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
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Estimated Total Annual Burden included in the ICR for OMB approval Pursuant to sections 101(p)(1) and (2) of
Hours: 1,297,269. of the extension of the information the Act, the Secretary may not furnish
The following paragraph applies to all collection; they will also become a care and services under the Veterans
the collections of information covered matter of public record. Choice Program after the date on which
by this notice: Approved: May 7, 2018. the Secretary has exhausted all amounts
An agency may not conduct or deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund.
R. Joseph Durbala,
sponsor, and a person is not required to Section 101(p)(3) of the Act directs, not
respond to, a collection of information IRS Tax Analyst.
later than 30 days prior, VA to publish
unless the collection of information [FR Doc. 2018–10027 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]
this date in the Federal Register and on
displays a valid OMB control number. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P an internet website of the Department
Books or records relating to a available to the public. Based on current
collection of information must be data, VA believes it will have exhausted
retained if their contents may become DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS the amount that was deposited in the
material in the administration of any AFFAIRS Veterans Choice Fund no earlier than
internal revenue law. Generally, tax May 31, 2018; however, due to the
returns and tax return information are Publication of the Date on Which All unique nature of health care and the
confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. Amounts Deposited in the Veterans variability in health care costs, the
6103. Choice Fund Will Be Exhausted amounts in the Fund could last as long
Desired Focus of Comments: The AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. as June 15, 2018. This information can
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is be found on the internet at http://
particularly interested in comments ACTION: Notice.
www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/index.asp.
that: SUMMARY: The Veterans Access, Choice, VA will update the website if it
• Evaluate whether the proposed and Accountability Act of 2014, as determines based on the most current
collection of information is necessary amended, directs the Department of information that the amounts in the
for the proper performance of the Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish in the Fund will be exhausted later than
functions of the agency, including Federal Register the date on which the anticipated.
whether the information will have Secretary will have exhausted all
practical utility; Signing Authority
amounts deposited in the Veterans
• Evaluate the accuracy of the Choice Fund. This Federal Register The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Notice is VA’s publication of this date. designee, approved this document and
proposed collection of information, authorized the undersigned to sign and
including the validity of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Duran, Director, Policy and submit the document to the Office of the
methodology and assumptions used; Federal Register for publication
• Enhance the quality, utility, and Planning (10D1A1), Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans electronically as an official document of
clarity of the information to be the Department of Veterans Affairs.
collected; and Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (303) 372–4629. Peter M. O’Rourke, Chief of Staff,
• Minimize the burden of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
collection of information on those who This is not a toll free number.
approved this document on May 7,
are to respond, including using SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
2018, for publication.
appropriate automated, electronic, Veterans Access, Choice, and
mechanical, or other technological Accountability Act of 2014 (the Act), Dated: May 7, 2018.
collection techniques or other forms of Public Law (Pub. L.) 113–146, as Jeffrey M. Martin,
information technology, e.g., by amended, section 802, established the Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy
permitting electronic submissions of Veterans Choice Fund to be used by the & Management, Office of the Secretary,
responses. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out Department of Veterans Affairs.
Comments submitted in response to the Veterans Choice Program [FR Doc. 2018–10058 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]
this notice will be summarized and/or established by section 101 of the Act. BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Joseph Duran, Director, Policy and Planning (10D1A1), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (303) 372-4629. This is not a toll free number.
FR Citation		83 FR 22125