83_FR_60785 83 FR 60558 - Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission; Notice of Meeting

83 FR 60558 - Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)

Page Range60558-60559
FR Document2018-25624

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60558-60559]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25624]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery (COVER) 
Commission; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Creating 
Options for Veterans Expedited Recover (COVER) Commission gives notice 
that a meeting will be held:

1. December 4, 5, and 6, 2018 James A. Haley Tampa Veterans Hospital
2. January 14 and 15, 2019, from 1-4 p.m. ET or completion of out-
briefs whatever comes first, VANTS call.

    The purpose of the COVER Commission is to examine the evidence-
based therapy treatment model used by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) for treating mental health conditions of Veterans and the 
potential benefits of incorporating complementary and integrative 
health approaches as standard practice throughout the Department.
    The December 4, 2018 meeting will convene at the James A. Haley 
Tampa Veterans Hospital and will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. 
to 12:20 p.m. ET on Dec. 4; from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Dec. 5; and from 
8:30-11:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 6. The location for all open sessions is in 
the Auditorium, Building 1, 2nd floor. All other sessions will be 
closed as the Commissioners will split into several interview/data 
collection teams to accomplish research, discuss relevance of the 
interviews and research and focus group information collected, and 
conduct sensitive interviews/focus groups with Veterans. The public is 
not

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invited to interviews in order protect privacy data and proprietary 
information under S.C. 552b(c) under (9) (B) ``because it would reveal 
information the disclosure of which would, ``in the case of an agency, 
be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed 
agency action.''
    December 4, 2018 open meetings will consist of briefings on:

1. Overview of Mental Health Services
2. Whole Health/CIH Overview
3. Pain Program Overview

    The December 5, 2018, open meeting will consist of a briefing on 
Mental Health Care in the Community.
    December 6, 2018 open sessions will consist of:

1. Mental Health Continuum of Care and Application of the Statistical 
Analytics for Improvement and Learning (SAIL) report application
2. Department of Defense Collaboration with James A. Haley Veterans 
Hospital to provide appropriate and timely mental health services

The January 14 and 15, 2018 meetings are VANTS line by Commissioners; a 
listening line is provided for the public to call in. These meetings 
are for commissioners to out brief and summarize the COVER Commission 
subcommittee's activities and findings since the open sessions updates 
on November 6 & 7, 2018 and to further discuss applicability to the 
charter and legislative requirements.
    The listening line number for the public for all open sessions 
December 4, 5, & 6 as well as for the subcommittee updates on January 
14 & 15, 2018 is 800-767-1750; access code 48664#. The line number will 
be activated 10 minutes before each of the open or call in sessions.
    Members of the public are invited to open sessions. Videotaping or 
recording, tweeting commission or staff photos or comments are 
discouraged as they are disruptive to Commission members and staff and 
other audience members. Any member of the public seeking additional 
information should email COVERCommission@va.gov. The Acting Designated 
Federal Officer for the Commission is Ms. Alison Whitehead. She and the 
staff will be monitoring and responding to questions or comments sent 
to this email box. The Committee will also accept written comments 
which may be sent to the same email box. In the public's communications 
with the Committee, the writers must identify themselves and state the 
organizations, associations, or persons they represent.

    Dated: November 20, 2018.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25624 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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     Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant                Affairs (VA), is announcing an                        approval to receive VA benefits
     Director for Sanctions Compliance &                     opportunity for public comment on the                 withdrawn. Education Service requests
     Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490;                         proposed collection of certain                        approval of this information collection
     Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:                 information by the agency. Under the                  in order to carry out the implementation
     202–622–2480; or the Department of the                  Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                      of the law which requires VA to
     Treasury’s Office of the General                        1995, Federal agencies are required to                immediately accept applications to
     Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel                    publish notice in the Federal Register                restore education benefits for school
     (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202–622–                concerning each proposed collection of                closures and disapprovals beginning
     2410.                                                   information, including each proposed                  after January 1, 2015.
     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              extension of a currently approved                        Affected Public: Individuals.
                                                             collection, and allow 60 days for public                 Estimated Annual Burden: 3,511
     Electronic Availability                                 comment in response to the notice.                    hours.
       The Specially Designated Nationals                    DATES: Written comments and                              Estimated Average Burden per
     and Blocked Persons List and additional                 recommendations on the proposed                       Respondent: 15 minutes.
     information concerning OFAC sanctions                   collection of information should be                      Frequency of Response: Once.
     programs are available on OFAC’s                        received on or before January 25, 2019.                  Estimated Number of Respondents:
     website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).                        ADDRESSES: Submit written comments                    14,045.
     Notice of OFAC Actions                                  on the collection of information through                By direction of the Secretary.
                                                             Federal Docket Management System                      Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor,
       On November 19, 2018, OFAC
                                                             (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to                   Government Information Specialist,
     determined that the property and
                                                             Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits                 Department of Veterans Affairs.
     interests in property subject to U.S.
                                                             Administration (20M33), Department of                 [FR Doc. 2018–25614 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
     jurisdiction of the following person
                                                             Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue                  BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
     subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked
                                                             NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
     pursuant to the relevant sanctions
                                                             nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
     authority listed below.
                                                             ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0859’’ in any                  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
     Individual                                              correspondence. During the comment                    AFFAIRS
        1. AMTCHENTSEV, Vladlen, Singapore;
                                                             period, comments may be viewed online
     DOB 25 Jan 1969; POB Klimovsk, Russia;                  through the FDMS.                                     Creating Options for Veterans
     Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk:                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Expedited Recovery (COVER)
     North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections             Danny S. Green at (202) 421–1354.                     Commission; Notice of Meeting
     510.201 and 510.210; Passport M00021291                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
     (South Africa) issued 04 May 2010 expires 03
                                                                                                                      In accordance with the Federal
                                                             PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must                    Advisory Committee Act, the Creating
     May 2020; National ID No. 6901256079081
                                                             obtain approval from the Office of                    Options for Veterans Expedited Recover
     (South Africa) (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked
     To: VELMUR MANAGEMENT PTE LTD).                         Management and Budget (OMB) for each                  (COVER) Commission gives notice that
        Designated pursuant to Section 2(a)(viii) of         collection of information they conduct                a meeting will be held:
     Executive Order 13722 of March 15, 2016,                or sponsor. This request for comment is               1. December 4, 5, and 6, 2018 James A.
     ‘‘Blocking Property of the Government of                being made pursuant to Section                             Haley Tampa Veterans Hospital
     North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea,            3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.                             2. January 14 and 15, 2019, from 1–4
     and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With                  With respect to the following
     Respect to North Korea’’ (E.O. 13722) for                                                                          p.m. ET or completion of out-briefs
                                                             collection of information, VBA invites
     having acted or purported to act for or on                                                                         whatever comes first, VANTS call.
                                                             comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
     behalf of, directly or indirectly, VELMUR               collection of information is necessary                   The purpose of the COVER
     MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD., a person whose                                                                          Commission is to examine the evidence-
     property and interests are blocked pursuant
                                                             for the proper performance of VBA’s
                                                             functions, including whether the                      based therapy treatment model used by
     to E.O. 13722.                                                                                                the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
                                                             information will have practical utility;
       Dated: November 19, 2018.                             (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the             for treating mental health conditions of
     Andrea M. Gacki,                                        burden of the proposed collection of                  Veterans and the potential benefits of
     Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.             information; (3) ways to enhance the                  incorporating complementary and
     [FR Doc. 2018–25592 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]            quality, utility, and clarity of the                  integrative health approaches as
     BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P                                  information to be collected; and (4)                  standard practice throughout the
                                                             ways to minimize the burden of the                    Department.
                                                             collection of information on                             The December 4, 2018 meeting will
     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                  respondents, including through the use                convene at the James A. Haley Tampa
     AFFAIRS                                                 of automated collection techniques or                 Veterans Hospital and will be open to
                                                             the use of other forms of information                 the public from 9:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
     [OMB Control No. 2900–0859]                                                                                   ET on Dec. 4; from 8:30–9:30 a.m. on
                                                             technology.
                                                                Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3699.                         Dec. 5; and from 8:30–11:30 a.m. ET on
     Agency Information Collection                                                                                 Dec. 6. The location for all open
                                                                Title: Request for Restoration of
     Activity: Request for Restoration of                                                                          sessions is in the Auditorium, Building
                                                             Educational Assistance, VA Form 22–
     Educational Assistance                                                                                        1, 2nd floor. All other sessions will be
                                                             0989.
     AGENCY:  Veterans Benefits                                 OMB Control Number: 2900–0859.                     closed as the Commissioners will split
     Administration, Department of Veterans                     Type of Review: Extension of                       into several interview/data collection
     Affairs.                                                previously approved collection.                       teams to accomplish research, discuss
     ACTION: Notice.                                            Abstract: VA Form 22–0989 will                     relevance of the interviews and research
                                                             allow students to apply for restoration               and focus group information collected,
     SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits                              of entitlement for VA education benefits              and conduct sensitive interviews/focus
     Administration, Department of Veterans                  used at a school that closed or had its               groups with Veterans. The public is not


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     invited to interviews in order protect                  comments are discouraged as they are                  results of the Trainee Satisfaction
     privacy data and proprietary                            disruptive to Commission members and                  Survey conducted by the Office of
     information under S.C. 552b(c) under                    staff and other audience members. Any                 Academic Affiliations; receive a briefing
     (9) (B) ‘‘because it would reveal                       member of the public seeking additional               on the alignment of VHA telehealth care
     information the disclosure of which                     information should email                              delivery with educational accrediting
     would, ‘‘in the case of an agency, be                   COVERCommission@va.gov. The Acting                    body requirements; and discuss recent
     likely to significantly frustrate                       Designated Federal Officer for the                    stakeholder engagement activities
     implementation of a proposed agency                     Commission is Ms. Alison Whitehead.                   related to implementation of Section
     action.’’                                               She and the staff will be monitoring and              403 of the VA MISSION Act (Pub. L.
        December 4, 2018 open meetings will                  responding to questions or comments                   115–182). The Council will receive
     consist of briefings on:                                sent to this email box. The Committee                 public comments from 2:50 p.m. to 3:00
     1. Overview of Mental Health Services                   will also accept written comments                     p.m. EST. Immediately following the
     2. Whole Health/CIH Overview                            which may be sent to the same email                   public comment session, the Council
     3. Pain Program Overview                                box. In the public’s communications                   will receive two annual training
        The December 5, 2018, open meeting                   with the Committee, the writers must                  briefings from the VA Advisory
     will consist of a briefing on Mental                    identify themselves and state the                     Committee Management Office and the
     Health Care in the Community.                           organizations, associations, or persons               VA Office of General Counsel.
        December 6, 2018 open sessions will                  they represent.                                         Interested persons may attend and/or
     consist of:                                               Dated: November 20, 2018.                           present oral statements to the Council.
                                                                                                                     The dial in number to attend the
     1. Mental Health Continuum of Care and                  LaTonya L. Small,
                                                                                                                   conference call is: 1–800–767–1750. At
          Application of the Statistical                     Federal Advisory Committee Management
                                                                                                                   the prompt, enter access code 59021
          Analytics for Improvement and                      Officer.
                                                                                                                   then press #. Individuals seeking to
          Learning (SAIL) report application                 [FR Doc. 2018–25624 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
     2. Department of Defense Collaboration                                                                        present oral statements are invited to
                                                             BILLING CODE P
          with James A. Haley Veterans                                                                             submit a 1–2 page summary of their
          Hospital to provide appropriate and                                                                      comments at the time of the meeting for
          timely mental health services                      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                inclusion in the official meeting record.
                                                             AFFAIRS                                               Oral presentations will be limited to five
     The January 14 and 15, 2018 meetings                                                                          minutes or less, depending on the
     are VANTS line by Commissioners; a                                                                            number of participants. Interested
     listening line is provided for the public               Advisory Committee: VA National
                                                             Academic Affiliations Council, Notice                 parties may also provide written
     to call in. These meetings are for                                                                            comments for review by the Council
     commissioners to out brief and                          of Meeting
                                                                                                                   prior to the meeting or at any time, by
     summarize the COVER Commission                            The Department of Veterans Affairs                  email to Larissa.Emory@va.gov, or by
     subcommittee’s activities and findings                  (VA) gives notice under the Federal                   mail to Larissa A. Emory PMP, CBP, MS,
     since the open sessions updates on                      Advisory Committee Act that the VA                    Designated Federal Officer, Office of
     November 6 & 7, 2018 and to further                     National Academic Affiliations Council                Academic Affiliations (10A2D), 810
     discuss applicability to the charter and                (NAAC) will meet via conference call on               Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
     legislative requirements.                               December 5, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to                   20420. Any member of the public
        The listening line number for the                    4:00 p.m. EST. The meeting is open to                 wishing to participate or seeking
     public for all open sessions December 4,                the public.                                           additional information should contact
     5, & 6 as well as for the subcommittee                    The purpose of the Council is to                    Ms. Emory via email or by phone at
     updates on January 14 & 15, 2018 is                     advise the Secretary on matters affecting             (915) 269–0465.
     800–767–1750; access code 48664#. The                   partnerships between VA and its
     line number will be activated 10                        academic affiliates.                                    Dated: November 20, 2018.
     minutes before each of the open or call                   On December 5, 2018, the Council                    Jelessa M. Burney,
     in sessions.                                            will welcome and introduce its seven                  Federal Advisory Committee Management
        Members of the public are invited to                 new members; receive an activities                    Officer.
     open sessions. Videotaping or recording,                update from its Subcommittee on                       [FR Doc. 2018–25694 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
     tweeting commission or staff photos or                  Diversity and Inclusion; explore the                  BILLING CODE P




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FR Citation83 FR 60558 

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