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OIG; (4) performing pre- or postpayment reviews of claims paid or 

submitted; or (5) taking disciplinary 

actions or removing, demoting, or 

suspending VA internal providers. 

Categories of Individuals: VA internal 

and external health care providers will 

be matched against the database of 

Medicare providers who have been 

revoked by CMS under 42 CFR 424.535. 

‘‘Provider’’ is defined by 42 CFR 

400.202 as a ‘‘hospital, a Critical Access 

Hospital, a skilled nursing facility, a 

comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation 

facility, a home health agency, or a 

hospice that has in effect an agreement 

to participate in Medicare, or a clinic, a 

rehabilitation agency, or a public health 

agency that has in effect a similar 

agreement but only to furnish outpatient 

physical therapy or speech pathology 

services, or a community mental health 

center that has in effect a similar 

agreement but only to furnish partial 

hospitalization services.’’ 

Categories of Records: VA will 

provide CMS electronic files, in a format 

defined by CMS, containing identifying 

information required to match VA 

records with CMS records. Data fields 

will include one or more of the 

following elements: (1) Name of 

Provider/Business; (2) Tax Identification 

Number (TIN) (EIN, ITIN or SSN); (3) 

National Provider Identifier (NPI); (4) 

State(s) in which the provider is 

providing services; and (5) Specialty 

Code or Taxonomy Code. Upon 

matching the TIN or NPI, CMS will 

provide VA the matched data elements 

above and the following additional 

fields: (1) NPI (for individuals) where 

VA provided a TIN; (2) Current 

Enrollment Status; (3) Current 

Enrollment Status Effective Date; (4) 

Status Reason (PECOS codes used to 

denote the specific reason(s) on which 

the final revocation was based); and (5) 

All NPIs associated with a revoked TIN 

to include all above fields (1–4) and 

Enrollment State, Specialty, Role, 

Enrollment Bar status, and Enrollment 

Bar Expiration Date (if applicable). 

System(s) of Records: VA will provide 

information covered by SOR 

77VA10E2E, Health Care Provider 

Credentialing and Privileging RecordsVA, last published in full at 85 FR 7395 

(February 7, 2020), routine uses 1 and 

2; SOR 23VA10NB3, Non-VA Care (Fee) 

Records-VA, last published in full at 80 

FR 45590 (July 30, 2015), routine use 2 

and 30; SOR 02VA135, Applicants for 

Employment under Title 38, U.S.C.-VA, 

last published in full at 42 FR 49728 

(September 27, 1977), and updated at 51 

FR 25969 (July 17, 1986), 55 FR 42534 

(October 19, 1990), and 58 FR 40852 

(July 30, 1993), see routine uses 1 and 

2 published at 42 FR 49728; and SOR 

186VA10D, entitled ‘‘Community Care 

Provider Profile Management System,’’ 

last published in full at 86 FR 6979 

(January 25, 2021). See routine use 10. 

CMS will provide information covered 

by Provider Enrollment Chain and 

Ownership System (PECOS), System 

No. 09–70–0532, last published in full 

at 71 FR 60536 (Oct. 13, 2006) and 

updated at 78 FR 32257 (May 29, 2013) 

and 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018), see 

routine use 6 published at 71 FR 60536 

and the unnumbered routine use 

published at 78 FR 32257; and National 

Plan and Provider Enumeration System 

(NPPES), System No. 09–70–0555, last 

published in full at 75 FR 30411 (June 

1, 2010) and updated at 78 FR 32257 

(May 29, 2013) and 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 

2018), see routine use 5 published at 75 

FR 30411 and the unnumbered routine 

use published at 78 FR 32257. 

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. John Oswalt, Chief 

Privacy Officer and Chair of the Data 

Integrity Board, Department of Veterans 

Affairs approved this document on 

August 27, 2024 for publication. 

Dated: October 3, 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans Rural Health Advisory 

Committee, Amended, 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 a.m., 

eastern standard time (EST) and adjourn 

at 4:30 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=m362183abee8

a40616be272e42b86ac9b 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 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: October 3, 2024. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23252 Filed 10–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Voluntary Service National Advisory 

Committee, Notice of Meeting, 

Amended 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

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

10, that the Executive Committee of the 

VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) National 

Advisory Committee (NAC) will meet 

October 24–25, 2024 at the Disabled 

American Veterans Washington 

Headquarters located at 1300 I Street 

NW, Suite 400 West, Washington, DC 

20005. The meeting sessions will begin 

and end as follows: 


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Meeting date(s): Meeting time(s): 

Thursday, October 24, 2024 .................................................................... 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern standard time (EST). 

Friday, October 25, 2024 ......................................................................... 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. 

The meeting sessions are open to the 

public. 

The Executive Committee, a working 

group of the VAVS NAC, comprised of 

20 major Veteran, civic, and service 

organizations, advises the Secretary, 

through the Under Secretary for Health, 

on the coordination and promotion of 

volunteer activities and strategic 

partnerships within VA health care 

facilities, in the community, and on 

matters related to volunteerism and 

charitable giving. 

Agenda topics will include the NAC 

goals and objectives; review of minutes 

from the May 14–16, 2024 meeting; 

briefings from VA Chief of Staff, VA 

Advisory Committee Management 

Office, and VA Center for Development 

and Civic Engagement (CDCE); 

subcommittee reports; review of 

standard operating procedures; 

assessment of member organization 

data; innovation for optimal access to 

care; cross committee collaboration 

among Federal advisory committees; 

extending programming into 

communities; and any new business. 

Interested public members can join 

the meeting virtually via dial-in number 

at 1–872–701–0185, Conference ID 678 

578 807#. Also, the public may submit 

written statements for the Committee’s 

review to Sabrina C. Clark, Ph.D., 

Designated Federal Officer, VA Center 

for Development and Civic Engagement 

(15CDCE), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC, 20420, or email at 

Sabrina.Clark@va.gov. Any member of 

the public wishing to attend the meeting 

or seeking additional information 

should contact Dr. Clark at 202–536– 

8603. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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