83 FR 27377 - VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 27377-27378] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12561] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 virtually on July 19, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (EST). The toll-free telephone number for this meeting is (844) 825-8490, access code: 332244674#. Note: The telephone line will be muted except for the Committee and VA Executives. This meeting will be open the 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 [[Page 27378]] VA's payments and the efficiency of its programs and activities. The agenda will include detailed discussions on Committee recommendations surrounding VA's community care programs. No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral presentations from the public. Members of the public may submit written statements for the Committee's review to Karida Palmer via email at PFWAAC2@va.gov. Dated: June 7, 2018. Jelessa M. Burney, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-12561 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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Type of Review: Revision of a DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY permit a multiemployer plan that is
currently approved collection. projected to have insufficient funds to
Multiemployer Pension Plan reduce pension benefits payable to
Affected Public: Business or other for-
Application To Reduce Benefits participants and beneficiaries if certain
profit organizations, and individuals or
households. AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. conditions are satisfied. In order to
reduce benefits, the plan sponsor is
ACTION:Notice of availability; request
Form 8858 required to submit an application to the
for comments.
Secretary of the Treasury, which must
Estimated Number of Respondents: SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the be approved or denied in consultation
20,000. Western States Office and Professional with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Estimated Time per Respondent: Employees Pension Fund (WSOPE Corporation (PBGC) and the Department
35.99 hours. Pension Fund), a multiemployer of Labor.
pension plan, has submitted an On May 15, 2018, the Board of
Estimated Total Annual Burden
application to reduce benefits under the Trustees of the WSOPE Pension Fund
Hours: 719,800 hours.
fund in accordance with the submitted an application for approval to
Schedule M (Form 8858) Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of reduce benefits under the fund. As
2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this required by MPRA, that application has
Estimated Number of Respondents: notice is to announce that the been published on Treasury’s website at
8,000. application submitted by the Board of https://www.treasury.gov/services/
Estimated Time per Respondent: Trustees of the WSOPE Pension Fund Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury
24.75 hours. has been published on the website of is publishing this notice in the Federal
the Department of the Treasury Register, in consultation with PBGC and
Estimated Total Annual Burden
(Treasury), and to request public the Department of Labor, to solicit
Hours: 198,000 hours. comments on the application from public comments on all aspects of the
The following paragraph applies to all interested parties, including WSOPE Pension Fund application.
of the collections of information covered participants and beneficiaries, employee Comments are requested from
by this notice: organizations, and contributing interested parties, including
An agency may not conduct or employers of the WSOPE Pension Fund. participants and beneficiaries, employee
sponsor, and a person is not required to DATES: Comments must be received by organizations, and contributing
respond to, a collection of information July 27, 2018. employers of the WSOPE Pension Fund.
unless the collection of information ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Consideration will be given to any
displays a valid OMB control number. electronically through the Federal comments that are timely received by
eRulemaking Portal at http:// Treasury.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long www.regulations.gov, in accordance Dated: June 4, 2018.
as their contents may become material with the instructions on that site. David Kautter,
Electronic submissions through Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
in the administration of any internal
www.regulations.gov are encouraged.
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and Comments may also be mailed to the [FR Doc. 2018–12558 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
tax return information are confidential, Department of the Treasury, MPRA BILLING CODE 4810–25–P
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Request for Comments: Comments Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220,
submitted in response to this notice will Attn: Danielle Norris. Comments sent DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
be summarized and/or included in the via facsimile and email will not be AFFAIRS
request for OMB approval. Comments accepted.
Additional Instructions: All VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and
will be of public record. Comments are Abuse Advisory Committee; Notice of
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of comments received, including
attachments and other supporting Meeting
information is necessary for the proper
materials, will be made available to the The Department of Veterans Affairs
performance of the functions of the
public. Do not include any personally (VA) gives notice under the Federal
agency, including whether the
identifiable information (such as your Advisory Committee Act, that the VA
information has practical utility; (b) the Social Security number, name, address,
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
or other contact information) or any Advisory Committee will meet virtually
burden of the collection of information; other information in your comment or
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, on July 19, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until
supporting materials that you do not 12:00 p.m. (EST). The toll-free
and clarity of the information to be want publicly disclosed. Treasury will
collected; (d) ways to minimize the telephone number for this meeting is
make comments available for public (844) 825–8490, access code:
burden of the collection of information inspection and copying on 332244674#. Note: The telephone line
on or other forms of information www.regulations.gov or upon request. will be muted except for the Committee
technology; and (e) estimates of capital Comments posted on the internet can be and VA Executives. This meeting will
or start-up costs and costs of operation, retrieved by most internet search be open the the public.
maintenance, and purchase of services engines. The purpose of the Committee is to
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to provide information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For advise the Secretary, through the
Approved: June 5, 2018. information regarding the application Assistant Secretary for Management and
Laurie Brimmer, from the WSOPE Pension Fund, please Chief Financial Officers, on matters
contact Treasury at (202) 622–1534 (not relating to improving and enhancing
Senior Tax Analyst.
a toll-free number). VA’s efforts to identify, prevent, and
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MPRA mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse across
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VA’s payments and the efficiency of its Dated: June 7, 2018. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
programs and activities. Jelessa M. Burney, AFFAIRS
The agenda will include detailed Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer. Rehabilitation Research and
discussions on Committee
Development Service Scientific Merit
recommendations surrounding VA’s [FR Doc. 2018–12561 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
Review Board; Notice of Meetings
community care programs. BILLING CODE P
No time will be allocated at this The Department of Veterans Affairs
meeting for receiving oral presentations (VA) gives notice under the Federal
from the public. Members of the public Advisory Committee Act that the
may submit written statements for the subcommittees of the Rehabilitation
Research and Development Service
Committee’s review to Karida Palmer
Scientific Merit Review Board will meet
via email at PFWAAC2@va.gov.
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the dates
indicated below:
Subcommittee Date(s) Location
Brain Health and Injury ................................................................. August 7–8, 2018 .......... Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Behavioral Health & Social Reintegration ..................................... August 7, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Rehabilitation Engineering & Prosthetics/Orthotics ...................... August 7, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders & Neuropathic Pain ......................... August 8, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Musculoskeletal Health & Function ............................................... August 8–9, 2018 .......... Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Career Development Program ...................................................... August 8–9, 2018 .......... Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Sensory Systems & Disorders Communication ............................ August 9, 2018 .............. Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Regenerative Rehabilitation .......................................................... August 10, 2018 ............ Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Chronic Medical Conditions and Aging ......................................... August 10, 2018 ............ Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
Research Career Scientist ............................................................ August 10, 2018 ............ Crowne Plaza, Washington National Airport Hotel.
The address of the meetings site is: remaining portion of each subcommittee No oral or written comments will be
Crowne Plaza Washington National meeting will be closed to the public for accepted from the public for either
Airport Hotel, 1480 Crystal Drive, the discussion, examination, reference portion of the meetings. Those who plan
Arlington, VA 22202. to, and oral review of the research to attend (by phone or in person) the
The purpose of the Board is to review applications and critiques. During the open portion of a subcommittee meeting
rehabilitation research and development closed portion of each subcommittee must contact Kristy Benton-Grover,
applications and advise the Director, meeting, discussion and Designated Federal Officer,
Rehabilitation Research and recommendations will include Rehabilitation Research and
Development Service, and the Chief qualifications of the personnel Development Service, at Department of
Research and Development Officer on conducting the studies (the disclosure of Veterans Affairs (10P9R), 810 Vermont
the scientific and technical merit, the which would constitute a clearly Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or
mission relevance, and the protection of unwarranted invasion of personal email Kristy.Benton-Grover@va.gov, at
human and animal subjects. privacy), as well as research information least five days before the meeting. For
The subcommittee meetings will be (the premature disclosure of which further information, please call Mrs.
open to the public for approximately would likely compromise significantly Benton-Grover at (202) 443–5728.
one-half hour at the start of each the implementation of proposed agency Dated: June 6, 2018.
meeting to cover administrative matters action regarding such research projects). LaTonya L. Small,
and to discuss the general status of the As provided by subsection 10(d) of
Federal Advisory Committee Management
program. Members of the public who Public Law 92–463, as amended by Officer.
wish to attend the open portion of the Public Law 94–409, closing the meeting
[FR Doc. 2018–12546 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
teleconference sessions may dial 1 (800) is in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
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767–1750, participant code 35847. The 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
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