[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27592]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the VA Prevention of Fraud, Waste, 
and Abuse Advisory Committee will meet January 18-19, 2018 at 301 7th 
St. SW, Conference Room 2720, Washington, DC, 20024, from 8:00 a.m. 
until 5:00 p.m. (EST). All sessions are open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary, through 
the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officers, on 
matters relating to improving and enhancing VA's efforts to identify, 
prevent, and mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse across VA in order to 
improve the integrity of VA's payments and the efficiency of its 
programs and activities.
    The agenda will include detailed discussions of VA's Care in the 
Community program, issues identified in the Community Care program, 
improper payment payments and root causes of improper payments, working 
group and subcommittee reports, and recommendations.
    The meeting will include time reserved for public comments in the 
afternoon. A sign-up sheet for 5-minute comments will be available at 
the meeting. Individuals who wish to address the Committee may submit a 
1-2 page summary of their comments for inclusion in the official 
meeting record. Members of the public may also submit written 
statements for the Committee's review to Tamika Barrier via email at 
[email protected].
    Because the meeting will take place in a Federal building, visitors 
will be required to present photo identification. Any person attending 
should allow an additional 30 minutes before the beginning to allow for 
this security process. For interested parties who cannot attend in 
person, there is a toll-free telephone number (800) 767-1750; access 
code 03905#.

    Note:  The telephone line will be muted until the Committee 
Chairman opens the floor for public comment. Any member of the 
public seeking additional information should contact Tamika Barrier, 
Designated Federal Officer, at (757) 254-8630.


    Dated: December 19, 2017.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27592 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]
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