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Directorate, 5th Floor; United States 

Mint; 801 9th Street NW.; Washington, 

DC 20220. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–37–P 

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Event 

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of open public event. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following open public event of the U.S.- 

China Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

The Commission is mandated by 

Congress to investigate, assess, and 

report to Congress annually on ‘‘the 

national security implications of the 

economic relationship between the 

United States and the People’s Republic 

of China.’’ Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public release 

of its 2017 Annual Report to Congress 

in Washington, DC on November 15, 

2017. 

DATES: The release is scheduled for 

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 from 

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hart Senate Office Building, 

Room 902, Washington, DC. Please 

check the Commission’s Web site at 

www.uscc.gov for possible changes to 

the event schedule. Reservations are not 

required to attend. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public seeking further 

information concerning the event 

should contact Leslie Tisdale, 444 North 

Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; telephone: 202– 

624–1496, or via email at ltisdale@

uscc.gov. Reservations are not required 

to attend. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Topics to Be Discussed: The 

Commission’s 2017 Annual Report to 

Congress addresses the following topics: 

• U.S.-China Economic and Trade 

Relations, including: Year in Review: 

Economics Trade; Chinese Investment 

in the United States; and U.S. Access to 

China’s Consumer Market. 

• U.S.-China Security Relations, 

including: Year in Review: Security and 

Foreign Affairs; China’s Military 

Modernization in 2017; and Hotspots 

along China’s Maritime Periphery. 

• China and the World, including: 

China and Continental Southeast Asia; 

China and Northeast Asia; China and 

Taiwan; China and Hong Kong; and 

China’s Domestic Information Controls, 

Global Media Influence, and Cyber 

Diplomacy. 

• China’s High-Tech Development, 

including China’s Pursuit of Dominance 

in Computing, Robotics, and 

Biotechnology; and China’s Pursuit of 

Advanced Weapons. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.- 

China Economic and Security Review 

Commission in 2000 in the National 

Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106– 

398), as amended by Division P of the 

Consolidated Appropriations 

Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–7), as 

amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005), as amended by 

Public Law 113–291 (December 19, 

2014). 

Dated: November 1, 2017. 

Michael Danis, 

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Rescindment of systems of 

records notices. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is rescinding nine outdated 

systems of records. 

DATES: VA has ceased maintaining the 

systems of records listed in this notice. 

Rescindment is effective November 6, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through 

www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulation Policy 

and Management (00REG), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. 

NW., Room 1064, Washington, DC 

20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026 (this 

is not a toll-free number). Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘Rescindment of Systems 

of Records Notices’’. All comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in the Office of Regulation 

Policy and Management, Room 1063B, 

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday (except 

holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for 

an appointment (this is not a toll-free 

number.) In addition, comments may be 

viewed online at www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA 

Privacy Service (005P1A), Office of 

Privacy Information and Identity 

Protection, Office of Privacy and Risk, 

Office of Information and Technology, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20420, (202) 273–5070 (this is not a tollfree number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Privacy Act of 1974, U.S.C. 552a(e)(1) 

provides that an agency may only 

collect or maintain in its records 

information about individuals that is 

relevant and necessary to accomplish a 

purpose that is required by statute or 

executive order. VA has stopped 

maintaining the systems listed and 

expunged the records in accordance 

with the requirements in the System of 

Records Notices and the applicable 

records retention or disposition 

schedules approved by the National 

Archives and Records Administration. 

System Names, Numbers and Histories 

1. Department of Medicine and 

Surgery Engineering Employee 

Management Information Records—VA 

(07VA138). Categories of individuals 

covered by the system were VA 

engineering employees with the 

Department of Medicine and Surgery. 

Records in the system included personal 

identification information, data on cost 

center and hourly wage rate, and work 

location. System was published in the 

Federal Register prior to 1995 and was 

revised in part on October 19, 2009, at 

74 FR 53585. 

2. Individual Requests for Information 

from Appellate Records—VA (12VA01). 

Categories of individuals covered by the 

system included persons requesting 

information under the Freedom of 

Information Act and the Privacy Act. 

This system contained requests for 

information, responses to requests, and 

loose-leaf log books and was published 

in the Federal Register prior to 1995. 

3. Personnel Registration under 

Controlled Substance Act—VA 

(28VA119). Categories of individuals 

covered by the system were health 

practitioners authorized to prescribe 

drugs under the Controlled Substance 

Act. Categories of records in the system 

were registration card records 

containing the information necessary for 

verification of employee control under 

the Controlled Substance Act; employee 

name, social security number, and 

signature; and Drug Enforcement 

Agency control number assigned by 

either the State or the VA, depending on 

local policy as required by the Act. This 

system was published in the Federal 

Register prior to 1995 and was revised 

in part on October 19, 2009, at 74 FR 

53585. 

4. Electronic Document Management 

System (EDMS)—VA (92VA045): 

Records were maintained in electronic 


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and paper form depending on the nature 

of the materials received, background 

information compiled, and/or response 

sent. Each may have included the 

names, social security numbers, mailing 

addresses, telephone numbers, and 

other personal identifiers routinely 

required to identify a correspondent or 

subject. Other record items maintained 

may have included personal facts about 

medical, financial, or memorial benefits 

related to the correspondent, Veteran or 

beneficiary. Internal VA records may 

have included, but were not limited to, 

VA administrative, financial, and 

personnel information. Records may 

have included scanned documents, 

letters, emails, faxes, Internet 

documents, tracking sheets, notes, and 

documentation of telephone calls and/or 

meetings with an individual. Records 

were also used to process replies to 

correspondence and other inquiries 

originating from Congress; other Federal 

agencies; state, local, and tribal 

governments; foreign governments; 

Veterans Service Organizations; 

representatives of private or commercial 

entities; Veterans and their 

beneficiaries; private citizens; and VA 

employees. The records were also used 

for some categories of correspondence 

and records internal to VA. This system 

was published in the Federal Register 

on May 2, 2000, at 65 FR 25534. 

5. Enterprise Project Management 

(EPM) Tool—VA (122VA005P3). 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system included current and former 

VA employees, contractors, or 

subcontractors acting in the capacity of 

project managers and project team 

members in Information Technology 

(IT) projects. The records were used to 

track, manage, and report on the 

development of IT systems within VA in 

order to make informed decisions and 

deliver projects on time through the 

capture and re-use of best practices. 

This system was published in the 

Federal Register on October 12, 2006, at 

71 FR 60232. 

6. Center for Veterans Enterprise 

(CVE) VA VetBiz Vendor Information 

Pages (VIP) (123VA00VE). Categories of 

individuals covered by this system 

included Veterans who had applied to 

have their small businesses included in 

the VetBiz database, and, if deceased, 

their surviving spouses. The records in 

this system included (1) identifying 

information on Veterans and their 

surviving spouses who applied to have 

their businesses listed in the VetBiz 

database, including names and social 

security numbers, and (2) information 

documenting the eligibility of Veterans 

to have their businesses listed in the 

VetBiz database, including serviceconnected status and information 

concerning ownership of the businesses 

listed in VetBiz, including certifications, 

and security clearances held. This 

system was published in the Federal 

Register on February 21, 2008, at 73 FR 

9620. 

7. Enterprising Veterans’ Information 

Center (EVIC)—VA (124VA00VE). The 

system recorded the names and 

numbers of individuals calling the 

Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) for 

advice and assistance, as well as any 

voice messages. The system of records 

provided integrated customer service for 

the Center’s telephone and operational 

business communication needs 

including, but not limited to, automated 

switchboard referral to CVE resource 

partners and automated electronic mail 

responses and referrals. This system was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 21, 2003, at 68 FR 43258. 

8. Chemical and Biological Agent 

Exposure Database—VA (128VA008A). 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system included Veterans identified 

by the Department of Defense (DoD) or 

another government agency as having 

been exposed to any type of chemical 

(including psycho-chemical) and 

biological agents while on active duty. 

The records included personal 

identifiers, residential and professional 

contact data, population demographics, 

military service-related data, financialrelated data, claims processing codes 

and information, and other VA and nonVA Federal benefit information. 

Additionally, some records may have 

contained DoD health care-related data 

or VA-originated health care 

information. The purpose of the system 

was to measure and evaluate on a 

continuing basis all programs 

authorized under title 38, United States 

Code, including analysis and review of 

policy and planning issues affecting VA 

programs, in order to support 

legislative, regulatory, and policy 

recommendations, initiatives, and 

decisions affecting VA programs and 

activities. This system was published in 

the Federal Register on April 19, 2007, 

at 72 FR 19770. 

9. Inspector General Oversight Data 

Extracts—VA (154VA53C). The records 

in this system of records consisted of 

data, and extracts of data, provided from 

master databases under VA jurisdiction 

including, but not limited to, the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Veterans Health Administration, and the 

National Cemetery Administration. Data 

extracts may also have been sourced 

from databases provided by DoD as well 

as other Federal and State agencies. The 

records may have included personal 

identifiers, residential and professional 

contact data, population demographics, 

military service-related data, financialrelated data, claims processing codes 

and information, and other VA and nonVA information. The records in this 

system of records were used for 

qualitative, quantitative, and other 

analyses used to support Office of 

Inspector General (OIG) reviews, 

investigations, audits, and healthcare 

inspections. This system was published 

in the Federal Register, on March 16, 

2009, at 74 FR 11190. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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, Executive Director, Privacy 

Service approved this document on for 

publication on November 1, 2017. 

Dated: November 1, 2017. 

Kathleen M. Manwell, 

Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office 

of Quality, Privacy, and Risk, Office of 

Information and Technology, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per 

Diem Program 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability 

(NOFA). 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is announcing the 

availability of funds for assistance under 

the Per Diem Only component of VA’s 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

(GPD) Program. This Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) encourages 

reapplication for those applicants who 

seek to continue providing ‘‘Transition 

in Place’’ (TIP) grants and new 

applicants that will serve the homeless 

Veteran population through a TIP 

housing model to facilitate housing 

stabilization. This Notice contains 

information concerning the program, 

funding priorities, application process, 

and amount of funding available. 

DATES: An original signed, dated, and 

collated grant application (plus two 

completed collated copies) for 

assistance under VA’s Homeless 

Providers GPD Program must be 


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