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The agenda will consist of the review 

and evaluation of the acceptability of 

fair market value appraisals of works of 

art involved in Federal income, estate, 

or gift tax returns. This will involve the 

discussion of material in individual tax 

returns made confidential by the 

provisions of 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

A determination as required by 

section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act has been made that this 

meeting is concerned with matters listed 

in sections 552b(c)(3), (4), (6), and (7), 

of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 

and that the meeting will not be open 

to the public. 

Andrew J. Keyso, 

Chief, Appeals. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Special Medical Advisory Group, 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

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

2, that the Special Medical Advisory 

Group (the Committee) will meet on 

September 30, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. EDT 

to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting is open 

to the public. The public will only be 

able to attend virtually. Members of the 

Committee may join in person or 

virtually. Join by phone: 1–404–397– 

1596, Access code 199 871 2999. Join 

via Webex (please contact POC below 

for assistance connecting): https://

veteransaffairs.webex.com/ 

veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=mc8f213c

6049548932570e6cb5382d63f. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

and the Under Secretary for Health on 

the care and treatment of Veterans, and 

other matters pertinent to the Veterans 

Health Administration. 

On September 30, 2021, the agenda 

for the meeting will include discussions 

on electronic health record 

modernization, health equity and 

workforce strength and resiliency. 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements for review by the 

Committee to: Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Special Medical Advisory 

Group—Office of Under Secretary for 

Health (10), Veterans Health 

Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or by email 

at VASMAGDFO@va.gov. Comments 

will be accepted until close of business 

on September 28, 2021. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend the meeting or seeking additional 

information should email 

VASMAGDFO@va.gov or call 202–461– 

7000. 

Dated: September 1, 2021. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

VA High Risk List Action Plan, 

Managing Risks, and Improving VA 

Health Care 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

report, High Risk List Action Plan 

Update—Managing Risks and Improving 

VA Health Care, provided to the U.S. 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO), is available for public review at 

https://www.va.gov/performance/. In 

this update, VA provides status on 

actions taken from March 2020 through 

May 2021, future planned actions with 

detailed project milestones, refined 

goals and objectives, a resource 

assessment, information on work related 

to the coronavirus disease 2019 

(COVID–19) pandemic and a response to 

critiques made in GAO’s 2021 High Risk 

Series: Dedicated Leadership Needed to 

Address Limited Progress in Most HighRisk Areas (21–119SP), published 

March 2, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Rasmussen, M.D., Director for 

GAO-Office of Inspector General 

Accountability Liaison at 202–340–9429 

or VHA10BGOALGAOHRL@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA’s 

commitment to addressing the 

management functions GAO highlighted 

in its report will ensure initiatives 

continue to be reinforced by sound 

policy; are implemented by staff with 

the right knowledge, skills, and abilities; 

receive the right information technology 

support; identify and secure essential 

human and financial resources; have 

management oversight; and are 

accountable throughout planning, 

implementation, and reinforcement. 

Leaders in the Veterans Health 

Administration, in partnership with the 

Office of Information Technology, 

continue to establish a unified vision for 

ensuring VA effectively takes action to 

address the five areas of concern and 

drives organizational accountability 

toward resolution of the high-risk 

listing. 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on September 2, 2021, 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. 

Michael P. Shores, 

Director, Office of Regulation Policy & 

Management, Office of General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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