[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 217 (Thursday, November 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 50950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19867]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Rescission of Order Suspending the Application of Section 1-402 
or 1-404 of Executive Order 12171

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On April 17, 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the suspension of 
the application of section 1-402 or 1-404 of Executive Order (E.O.) 
12171 for certain employees, thereby bringing those employees under the 
coverage of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. VA 
is rescinding the aforementioned order of suspension of the application 
of section 1-402 or 1-404 of E.O. 12171.

DATES: This rescission of the April 17, 2025 order of suspension is 
effective upon publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Therit, Chief Human Capital 
Officer, Office of Human Resources and Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Room 265, Washington, DC 20420, 
Office: (202) 461-0235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority provided to the 
Secretary of VA in section 4 of E.O. 14251, Exclusions from Federal 
Labor-Management Relations Programs, on April 17, 2025, VA published a 
notice suspending the application of section 1-402 or 1-404 of E.O. 
12171, as amended, for employees represented by Laborers International 
Union of North America (LIUNA); Western Federation of Nurses and Health 
Professionals (WFNHP), Veterans Affairs Staff Nurse Council (VASNC) 
Local 5032 at the VA Medical Center Milwaukee, WI; International 
Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF-99) at the VA Medical Center, Little 
Rock, AR; United Nurses Association of California/Union of Healthcare 
Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) at the VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA; 
Teamsters Union Local 115 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center, Coatesville, PA; International Brotherhood of Electrical 
Workers (IBEW) Local 2168 at the Cheyenne WY VA Medical Center; and, 
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, (IAMAW) 
Local 1998 at the VA National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, HI, 
thereby bringing such employees under the coverage of the Federal 
Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. 90 FR 16427.
    Having further considered the delegation of authority provision 
under Section 4 of E.O. 14251 and the statutory authority under 5 
U.S.C. 7103(b)(1), VA's order of suspension of the application of 
section 1-402 or 1-404 of E.O. 12171 published at 90 FR 16427 is hereby 
rescinded.

Signing Authority

    Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on November 7, 2025 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.

Nicole Cherry,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-19867 Filed 11-12-25; 8:45 am]
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