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Dated: August 15, 2018. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17866 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee: National 

Academic Affiliations Council, Notice 

of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that a meeting 

of the National Academic Affiliations 

Council (NAAC) will be held September 

17, 2018–September 18, 2018 in the VA 

Office of Academic Affiliations 

Conference Room 4040, 4th Floor, 811 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420. The September 17th session will 

begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m.; 

and on September 18, 2018, the session 

will begin at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn by 

4:15 p.m. The meetings are open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the Council is to 

advise the Secretary on matters affecting 

partnerships between VA and its 

academic affiliates. 

On September 17, 2018, the Council 

will review the status of its previous 

recommendations and receive an 

informational briefing on the 

modernization of VA’s electronic health 

record. The Council will explore the 

recent activities of the NAAC Diversity 

and Inclusion Subcommittee and have 

an open discussion with Dr. Carolyn 

Clancy, Former Executive in Charge and 

currently assigned oversight 

responsibilities for the Offices of 

Academic Affiliations and Research and 

Development. NAAC members will 

receive presentations on VA’s Care in 

the Community program and new VA 

programs for licensing space from 

community partners. 

On September 18, 2018, the Council 

will explore the VA Telehealth Program 

and related educational issues. NAAC 

members will get brief updates on items 

of continued interest such as the waiver 

processes for those VA employees 

having relationships with for-profit 

educational institutions. During the 

afternoon, the Council will focus its 

attention on rural health and various 

new authorities and programs conferred 

by the MISSION Act. The Council will 

receive public comments from 4:15 p.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. on September 17, 2018 and 

again at or before 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

on September 18, 2018. 

Interested persons may attend and 

present oral statements to the Council. 

A sign-in sheet for those who want to 

give comments will be available at the 

meeting. Individuals who speak are 

invited to submit a 1–2-page summary 

of their comments at the time of the 

meeting for inclusion in the official 

meeting record. Oral presentations will 

be limited to five minutes or less, 

depending on the number of 

participants. Interested parties may also 

provide written comments for review by 

the Council prior to the meeting or at 

any time, via email to, Steve.Trynosky@

va.gov, or by mail to Stephen K. 

Trynosky JD, MPH, MMAS, Designated 

Federal Officer, Office of Academic 

Affiliations (10A2D), 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend or seeking additional information 

should contact Mr. Trynosky via email 

or by phone at (202) 461–6723. Because 

the meeting will be held in a 

Government building, anyone attending 

must be prepared to submit to security 

screening and present a valid photo I.D. 

Please allow at least 15 minutes prior to 

the meeting for this process. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0674] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Notice of Disagreement: 

Appeal to the Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals 

AGENCY: Board of Veterans’ Appeals, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), is announcing an opportunity for 

public comment on the proposed 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of a 

currently approved collection, and 

allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before October 22, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Sue Hamlin, BVA, (01C2), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or 

email to sue.hamlin@va.gov. Please refer 

to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0674’’ in 

any correspondence. During the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue 

Hamlin at (202) 632–5100. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, BVA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of BVA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of BVA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: Public Law 115–55; 38 

U.S.C. 5104B, 5108, 5701, 5901, 7103, 

7104, 7105, 7107. 

Title: Notice of Disagreement (NOD)/ 

Appeal to the Board of Veterans’ 

Appeals, VA Form 10182 and VA Form 

9. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0674. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Appellate review of the 

denial of VA benefits may only be 

initiated by filing a Notice of 

Disagreement with the Board. 38 U.S.C. 

7105(a). The VA Form 9, ‘‘Appeal to 

Board of Veterans’ Appeals,’’ is required 

to complete a legacy appeal to the 

Board. The completed form becomes the 

‘‘substantive appeal’’ (or ‘‘formal 

appeal’’), which is required by 38 U.S.C. 

7105(a) and (d)(3) in order to complete 

an appeal to the Board. Additionally, 

the proposed information collections 

allow for withdrawal of services by a 

representative, requests for changes in 

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U.S.C. 7107, and motions for 

reconsideration pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 

7103(a). The Board is requesting to 

revise the currently approved OMB 

Control No. 2900–0674, adding four 

information collections previously 

approved under OMB Control No. 2900– 

0085, and one new information 

collection. Revised Control No. 2900– 

0674 would contain all appeals-related 

information collections for the legacy 

and new systems. 2900–0085 will be 

discontinued upon approval of this 

request to renew 2900–0674. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 114,877.78 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 40.83 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

168,800. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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