[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15268-15269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04339]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA).

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of records.

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SUMMARY: VA is rescinding an outdated system of records titled, 
``Compliance Records, Response, and Resolution of Reports of Persons 
Allegedly Involved in Compliance Violations-VA'' (106VA17). This system 
of records covered reports of suspected compliance violations and 
response to such allegations.

DATES: The system was discontinued on September 17, 2023. Comments on 
this rescinded system of records must be received no later than 30 days 
after date of publication in the Federal Register. If no public comment 
is received during the period allowed for comment or unless otherwise 
published in the Federal Register by the VA, the rescindment will 
become effective a minimum of 30 days after date of publication in the 
Federal Register. If VA receives public comments, VA shall review the 
comments to determine whether any changes to the notice are necessary.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through www.Regulations.gov or 
mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, (005X6F), 
Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that they are submitted 
in response to ``Compliance Records, Response, and Resolution of 
Reports of Persons Allegedly Involved in Compliance Violations--VA'' 
(106VA17). Comments received will be available at regulations.gov for 
public viewing, inspection or copies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephania Griffin, VHA Chief Privacy 
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20420; telephone (704) 245-2492 (Note: this is not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Categories of individuals covered by the 
system of records were employees, Veterans, third parties such as 
contractors who conduct official business with the VHA, family members 
or representatives of Veterans, and subjects of complaints and 
complainants. Complainants are individuals who have reported a possible 
violation of law, rules, policies, regulations, or external program 
requirements, such as third-party payer billing guidelines. Records 
were maintained in a computerized database, paper files, and 
electronically in a manner that allowed a user to retrieve the records 
by an individual's name or other identifier assigned to an individual. 
The VHA Office of Integrity and Compliance, in conjunction with the VA 
Office of Information and Technology, modified the computerized 
database to prohibit the retrieval of electronic records by an 
individual's name or other unique identifier assigned to an individual.
    This system of records notice is being rescinded for use as the 
computer database now only contains records which are not retrieved by 
a name or a unique identifier that can be connected

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to individuals. The records associated with ``Compliance Records, 
Response, and Resolution of Reports of Persons Allegedly Involved in 
Compliance Violations--VA'' will be retained and destroyed in 
accordance with VHA Records Control Schedule 10-1, item number 1110.5.

Signing Authority

    The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, 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. Kurt D. 
DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief 
Information Officer, approved this document on February 26, 2024 for 
publication.

    Dated: February 27, 2024.
Amy L. Rose,
Government Information Specialist, VA Privacy Service, Office of 
Compliance, Risk and Remediation, Office of Information and Technology, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.

SYSTEM NAME:
    ``Compliance Records, Response, and Resolution of Reports of 
Persons Allegedly Involved in Compliance Violations--VA'' (106VA17)

HISTORY:
    74 FR 41490 (August 17, 2009).

[FR Doc. 2024-04339 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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