80990 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 193 / Friday, October 4, 2024 / Notices 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this Federal 

Register notice is to provide the public 

with notice that the Secretary of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

intends to enter into an Enhanced-Use 

Lease (EUL) of Buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 

and 10 on approximately 3.9 acres of 

underutilized land on the Prescott 

campus of the Northern Arizona VA 

Health Care System (VAHCS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. 

Brett Simms, Executive Director, Office 

of Asset Enterprise Management, Office 

of Management, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202–502– 

0262. This is not a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 38 U.S.C. 8161, et seq. as amended by 

Public Law 117–168, the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs is authorized to enter 

into an EUL for a term of up to 99 years, 

that (a) provides supportive housing for 

Veterans and their families, or (b) 

enhances the use of the leased property 

by directly or indirectly benefitting 

Veterans. In addition, the EUL must not 

be inconsistent with and not adversely 

affect the mission of VA or the operation 

of VA’s facilities, programs, and services 

in the area of the leased property. 

Consistent with this authority, the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs intends to 

enter into an EUL for the purpose of 

outleasing Buildings 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 

on approximately 3.9 acres of 

underutilized land on the campus of the 

Northern Arizona VAHCS, to develop 

approximately 103 units of supportive 

housing for Veterans and their families. 

The competitively selected EUL lessee/ 

developer entity consisting of Gorman & 

Company and U.S.VETS will finance, 

design, develop, renovate, manage, 

maintain, and operate housing for 

eligible homeless Veterans or Veterans 

at risk of homelessness on a priority 

placement basis. In addition, the lessee/ 

developer will be required to provide 

supportive services that guide Veteran 

residents towards long-term 

independence and self-sufficiency. 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, approved and signed 

this document on September 26, 2024, 

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. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of General Counsel, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22989 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

National Research Advisory Council, 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch. 

10, that the National Research Advisory 

Council (NRAC) will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 811 

Vermont Avenue NW, Room 4042, 

Washington, DC 20420. A virtual 

attention option is available via Teams. 

The teleconference number is 1–872– 

701–0185, Phone Conference ID: 172 

005 576# or the meeting link is: https:// 

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The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. 

and end at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. This meeting is open to the public 

and will include time reserved for 

public comment at the end of the 

meeting. The public comment period 

will be 30 minutes. Individual 

stakeholders will be afforded three to 

five minutes to express their comments. 

The purpose of NRAC is to advise the 

Secretary on research conducted by the 

Veterans Health Administration, 

including policies and programs 

targeting the high priority of Veterans’ 

health care needs. 

On October 30, 2024, the agenda will 

include remarks from the VA Chief of 

Staff; an overview of the Office of 

Research and Development enterprise 

transformation; discussion of the 

administration transition, subcommittee 

updates (Sensitive Species, Air Force 

Health Study, and Diversity, Equity and 

Inclusion); an update on fiscal year (FY) 

2024 NRAC Recommendation(s); a 

proposal for a new NRAC 

subcommittee: VA Research and 

Emerging Health System Priorities; a 

presentation on research affiliation 

agreements; an overview of NRAC FY 

2024 Program Assessment and NRAC 

FY 2025 Ops Plan; a discussion of key 

areas of interest for NRAC in FY2025; 

and public comments. 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements for review by the 

NRAC in advance of the meeting. Public 

comments may be received no later than 

close of business October 18, 2024, for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

Please send statements to Rashelle 

Robinson, Designated Federal Officer, 

Office of Research and Development 

(14RD), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

811 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20420, at 202–632.7351, or 

Rashelle.robinson@va.gov. Any member 

of the public seeking additional 

information should contact Rashelle 

Robinson at the above phone number or 

email address noted above. 

Dated: October 1, 2024. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23019 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0734] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Report of General 

Information, Report of First Notice of 

Death, Report of Nursing Home or 

Assisted Living Information, Report of 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service (DFAS), Report of Non-Receipt 

of Payment, Report of Incarceration, 

Report of Month of Death 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), 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: Comments must be received on 

or before December 3, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program-Specific information: Nancy 

Kessinger, 202–461–8900, 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. 

VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 

202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

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 


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being made pursuant to Section 

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

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’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. 

Title: Report of General Information 

(VA Form 27–0820), Report of Death of 

First Notice of Death (VA Form 27– 

0820a), Report of Nursing Home and 

Assisted Living Information (VA Form 

27–0820b), Report of Defense Finance 

and Accounting Service (DFAS) (VA 

Form 27–0820c), Report of Non-Receipt 

of Payment (VA Form 27–0820d), 

Report of Incarceration (VA Form 27– 

0820e), Report of Month of Death (VA 

Form 27–0820f). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0734. 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch (Once at this link, you can 

enter the OMB Control Number to find 

the historical versions of this 

Information Collection). 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The forms will be used by 

VA personnel to document verbal 

information obtained telephonically 

from claimants or their beneficiary. The 

data collected will be used as part of the 

evidence needed to determine the 

claimant’s or beneficiary’s eligibility for 

benefits. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 212,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One Time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,550,000. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23018 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans Rural Health Advisory 

Committee, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. ch. 

10., that the Veterans Rural Health 

Advisory Committee will hold its faceto-face meeting at the American Legion 

Build, 1608 K St. NW, Washington, DC 

20006 on Thursday, October 24, 2024. 

The meeting will convene at 8:00 a.m., 

Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 

adjourn at 5:30 p.m. EST. The meeting 

sessions are open to the public. 

Additionally, a meeting link is available 

for individuals who cannot attend in 

person and would like to join online. 

The meeting can be accessed through 

the https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/ 

veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m362183

abee8a40616be272e42b86ac9b or by 

telephone, +1–404–397–1596, 

Conference ID 2820 022 4291. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of VA on rural 

health care issues affecting Veterans. 

The Committee examines programs and 

policies that impact the delivery of VA 

rural health care to Veterans and 

discusses ways to improve and enhance 

VA access to rural health care services 

for Veterans. 

The agenda will include updates from 

Department leadership; the Executive 

Director, VA Office of Rural Health; and 

the Committee Chair; as well as 

presentations by subject-matter experts 

on general rural health care access. 

Time will be allocated for receiving 

public comments on October 24, 2024, 

at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Interested parties 

should contact Mr. Paul Boucher, by 

email at paul.boucher@va.gov, at (207) 

458–7129, or send by mail to 810 

Vermont Avenue NW (12RH), ATTN: 

VRHAC Committee, Washington, DC 

20420 no later than close of business on 

October 14, 2024. Individuals wishing 

to speak are invited to submit a 1–2- 

page summary of their comment for 

inclusion in the official meeting record 

no later than close of business on 

October 14, 2024. Any member of the 

public seeking additional information 

should contact Mr. Boucher at the email 

address noted above or 207–458–7129. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22449 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

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