94882 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices 

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

Melody Braswell, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27916 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: This is an 18-month reestablishment computer matching 

agreement (CMA) with the Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC), 

Department of Defense (DoD) and the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), regarding Veterans that have 

returned to active duty and that are also 

in receipt of compensation or pension 

benefits. The purpose of this agreement 

is to verify eligibility for DoD and 

United States Coast Guard members of 

the Reserve forces who receive VA 

disability compensation or pension to 

receive, in lieu and upon election, 

military pay and allowances when 

performing active duty. 

DATES: Comments on this matching 

program must be received no later than 

December 30, 2024. If no public 

comment is received during the period 

allowed for comment or unless 

otherwise published in the Federal 

Register by VA, the new agreement 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. This 

matching program will be valid for 18 

months from the effective date of this 

notice. 

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 CMA 87 Return to Active 

Duty. Comments received will be 

available at regulations.gov for public 

viewing, inspection or copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Delonda Garmon (VBA), Program 

Analyst, Department of Veterans Affairs, 

1800 G Street NW, Washington, DC 

20006, Delonda.Garmon2@va.gov, 202– 

461–9700. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

agreement continues an arrangement for 

a periodic computer-matching program 

between VA, VBA as the matching 

recipient agency and the DoD, DMDC as 

the matching source agency. This 

agreement sets forth the responsibilities 

of VBA and DoD with respect to 

information disclosed pursuant to this 

agreement and takes into account both 

agencies’ responsibilities under the 

Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as 

amended by the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as 

amended, and the regulations 

promulgated thereunder, including 

computer matching portions of a 

revision of OMB Circular No. A–108, 81 

FR 94424, dated December 23, 2016. 

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: 

VA, VBA, as the matching recipient 

agency, and DoD, DMDC, as the 

matching source agency. 

AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE 

MATCHING PROGRAM: 

The legal authority for conducting the 

matching program for use in the 

administration of VA’s Compensation 

and Pension Benefits Programs is 

contained in 38 U.S.C. 5304(c), 

Prohibition Against Duplication of 

Benefits, which precludes pension, 

compensation, or retirement pay on 

account of any person’s own service, for 

any period for which he receives active 

duty pay. The law (10 U.S.C. 12316) 

prohibits the receipt of reserve pay and 

VA compensation for the same time 

period, however, it does permit waiver 

of VA compensation to draw reserve 

pay.’’ 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this matching program 

between VBA and DoD is to verify the 

continuing eligibility for Uniformed 

Services Members, including National 

Guard and Reserve personnel, for VA 

benefits by identifying VA disability 

benefit recipients who return to active 

duty, including active-duty training 

status, and to ensure that VA benefits 

are terminated or adjusted when 

appropriate. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS: 

1. Veterans who have applied for 

compensation for service-connected 

disability under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11. 

2. Veterans who have applied for 

nonservice-connected disability under 

38 U.S.C. ch. 15. 

3. Veterans entitled to burial benefits 

under 38 U.S.C. ch. 23. 

4. Surviving spouses and children 

who have claimed pensions based on 

nonservice-connected death of a Veteran 

under 38 U.S.C. ch. 15. 

5. Surviving spouses and children 

who have claimed death compensation 

based on service-connected death of a 

Veteran under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11. 

6. Surviving spouses and children 

who have claimed dependency and 

indemnity compensation for serviceconnected death of a Veteran under 38 

U.S.C. ch. 13. 

7. Parents who have applied for death 

compensation based on serviceconnected death of a Veteran under 38 

U.S.C. ch. 11. 

8. Parents who have applied for 

dependency and indemnity 

compensation for service-connected 

death of a Veteran under 38 U.S.C. ch. 

13. 

9. Individuals who applied for 

educational assistance benefits 

administered by VA under title 38 of the 

U.S. Code. 

10. Individuals who applied for 

educational assistance benefits 

maintained by the Department of 

Defense under title 10 of the U.S. Code 

that are administered by VA. 

11. Veterans who apply for training 

and employers who apply for approval 

of their programs under the provisions 

of the Emergency Veterans’ Job Training 

Act of 1983, Pub. L. 98–77. 

12. Any VA employee who generates 

or finalizes adjudicative actions using 

the Benefits Delivery Network or the 

Veterans Service Network computer 

processing systems. 

13. Veterans who apply for training 

and employers who apply for approval 

of their programs under the provisions 

of the Service Members Occupational 

Conversion and Training Act of 1992, 

Pub. L. 102–484. 

14. Representatives of individuals 

covered by the system. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS: 

Records may include: 1. Name 2. 

Social Security Number 3. Date of birth 

4. Paid Inactive-duty training days 5. 

Paid Active-duty days. 

SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS: 

Compensation, Pension, Education, 

and Vocational Rehabilitation and 

Employment Records—VA (58 VA 21/ 

22/28), last published at 86 FR 61858 

(November 8, 2021); DMDC 01, entitled 

‘‘Defense Manpower Data Center Data 

Base,’’ last published at 87 FR 32145 

(May 27, 2022); and ‘‘Veterans Affairs/ 

Department of Defense Identity 

Repository (VADIR)-VA (138VA005Q)’’, 

last published at 87 FR 79066 

(December 23, 2022). 


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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 

November 8, 2024 for publication. 

Dated: November 25, 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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28029 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Solicitation of Nomination for 

Appointment to the Veterans’ Rural 

Health Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), is seeking 

nominations of qualified candidates to 

be considered for appointment as 

members of the Veterans’ Rural Health 

Advisory Committee (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the VRHAC’’). 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the Committee must be received by 

January 21, 2025, no later than 4 p.m., 

eastern standard time. Packages 

received after this time will not be 

considered for the current membership 

cycle. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination packages 

should be emailed to Mr. Paul Boucher, 

Committee Manager at paul.boucher@

va.gov and cc: Dr. Peter Kaboli, 

Designated Federal Officer at 

peter.kaboli@va.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon Middleton, Assistant 

Designated Federal Officer, Center for 

Women Veterans, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW (00W), Washington, DC 20420, 

telephone 202–461–6194. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

carrying out the duties set forth, the 

Committee responsibilities include, but 

are not limited to, 

(1) Providing a letter to the Secretary 

and congress outlining 

recommendations to improve and 

enhance VA’s delivery of services to 

rural Veterans. 

(2) Meeting with VA officials, Veteran 

Service Organizations, and other 

stakeholders to assess the Department’s 

efforts in providing access to healthcare, 

outreach and education services offered 

to rural Veterans. 

(3) Making annual site visits and 

holding town hall meetings with 

Veterans to address their concerns. 

Management and support services for 

the Committee are provided by the 

Office of Rural Health (ORH). 

Authority: The Committee was 

established pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3121 

and operates under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) to advise the Secretary through 

the Under Secretary for Health on ways 

to improve and enhance access to VA 

health care services for Veterans 

residing in rural areas by reviewing 

current program activities and 

identifying barriers to accessing care 

and services. 

Membership Criteria: The VRHAC is 

requesting nominations for upcoming 

vacancies on the Committee. The 

committee is composed of 12 members, 

in addition to ex-officio members. As 

required by statute, the members of the 

Committee are appointed by the 

Secretary from the general public, 

including, but not limited to: 

(1) Representatives of Veterans 

Service Organizations. 

(2) Persons who have distinguished 

themselves in the public, academic 

affiliation, community healthcare 

organizations, and private sector. 

(3) Ex-officio members of the 

Committee may include one 

representative from U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, Indian 

Health Service, Federal Office of Rural 

Health Policy, Department of Defense, 

and the Department of Agriculture. 

To the extent possible, the Secretary 

seeks members who have diverse 

professional and personal qualifications. 

We ask that nominations include 

information of this type so that VA can 

ensure a balanced Committee 

membership. Individuals appointed to 

the Committee by the Secretary shall be 

invited to serve a three-year term. The 

Secretary may reappoint a member for 

an additional term of service. In 

accordance with Federal Travel 

Regulation, Committee members will 

receive travel expenses and a per diem 

allowance for any travel made in 

association with duties as members of 

the Committee and within Federal travel 

guidelines. Self- nominations are 

acceptable. Any letters of nomination 

from organizations or other individuals 

should accompany the package when it 

is submitted. Non-Veterans are also 

eligible for nomination. 

Requirements for Nomination 

Submission: Nominations should be 

typed (one nomination per nominator). 

Nomination package should include: 

https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/docs/ 

VRHAC-Application-Form_7-31-18.pdf. 

(1) A letter of nomination that clearly 

states the name and affiliation of the 

nominee, the basis for the nomination 

(i.e., specific attributes which qualify 

the nominee for service in this 

capacity), and a statement from the 

nominee indicating that he/she is a U.S. 

citizen and is willingness to serve as a 

member of the Committee. 

(2) The nominee’s contact 

information, including name, mailing 

address, telephone numbers, and email 

address. 

(3) The nominee’s resume or 

curriculum vitae. the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae. 

(4) A summary of the nominee’s 

experience and qualifications relative to 

the membership considerations 

described above. 

(5) A statement confirming that he/ 

she is not a federally-registered lobbyist. 

The Department makes every effort to 

ensure that the membership of VA 

Federal advisory committees is balanced 

in terms of points of view represented 

and the committee’s function. 

Appointments to this Committee shall 

be made without discrimination based 

on a person’s race, color, religion, sex, 

sexual orientation, gender identity, 

national origin, age, disability, or 

genetic information. Nominations must 

state that the nominee appears to have 

no conflict of interest that would 

preclude membership. An ethics review 

is conducted for each selected nominee. 

Dated: November 25, 2024. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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